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Silver tetradrachm of Athens. Greek, around 480 BCE. It belongs to a large group of issues of the 480s BCE, the period of the construction of the Athenian fleet. On the obverse (front) is the head of the goddess Athena, and on the reverse the owl, a bird associated with the goddess. These designs remained unchanged on Athenian coinage for over three hundred years, and the 'owls' of Athens became familiar coins throughout the Greek world. Diam. 22 mm. Weight: 16.64 g. Inv. CM 1906.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART346752

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3600px × 2032px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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5th century BCE

Archaic Period, Greek (c.600-480 BCE)

Athena (Minerva), Goddess

Classical Period, Greek (480-330 BCE)

Tetradrachma, coin