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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

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Date: 196-187 BCE
Medium: Silver
Culture: Athens
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 9659

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The front of this coin depicts the goddess Athena Parthenos wearing a triple crested Athenian helmet, the decorative scheme of which includes a flying quadraped, palmettes and scrolls; trimmed with a flat band decorated with sunken squares. The cheek piece of the helmet is raised, revealing loose curls of hair on the goddess's neck and a pendant earring. A decorative border of dots is partially preserved. On the back an owl, another symbol of Athena, stands atop a vessel on its side. The scene is encircled by an olive wreath.

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Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance: Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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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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