Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Greek, minted in Athens

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

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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Object type
AAT300037334

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