Persian Achaemenid Golden Lion - Approximately 500 B.C. - 23k Gold A winged Lion (or griffin) as depicted in Achaemenid arts. used as decoration on top of flag pole carried by the Persian cavallry in battle. As noted by Darius Kadivar, this image was falsely depicted as a “Roman” symbol in the blockbuster movie, Gladiator starring Russell Crowe.
