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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)
Coin
Owl
Silver
Tetradrachma, coin