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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Greek, minted in AthensLinkedCulture matchlcp-9a74098d7a6f

Date: before 490 BCE
Medium: Silver
Culture: Greater Athens
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 141480

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Athena, facing right. On the back (reverse), an owl stands facing right, its wings folded against its body which is detailed with dots and fine lines indicating the different types of feathers. In the upper right an olive branch with two long leaves is shown.

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Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance: William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type: AAT300037334

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Ancient Greek Silver Tetradrachms
These objects are all tetradrachm coins, a standard ancient Greek silver denomination, depicting various deities and symbols from Greek city-states and territories across the Mediterranean.
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