Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena
Ancient Greek
-490
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.4 cm (1 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
archaic (greek)Athenasilvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalstriking (metalworking)goddessesmetal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts thehead of the goddess Athena, facing to the right. On the back (reverse) is an owl, a symbol of Athena, perching on an olive branch.
