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

Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

-490

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.5 cm (5/8 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

archaic (greek)

Tags

archaic (greek)owlGreeksilvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgoddessesancientmetal

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Athena, facing right. On the back (reverse) is an owl, a symbol of Athena, perching on an olive branch.

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