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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

-514–-509

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.4 cm (1 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

archaic (greek)

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archaic (greek)owlGreeksilvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgoddessesancientmetal

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The front of this coin depicts the goddess Athena facing right. On the back an Owl, another symbol of Athena, is surrounded by indeterminate symbols.

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