Tetradrachma
Title
Tetradrachma
Date
5th century BCE
Identifier
5522
Work Type
coins (money)
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Archaic (Greek)
Subject
tetradrachms
Athena (Greek deity)
Description
Image of one side of coin, with a face (probably Athena) in profile. Andronices Pl. 108. "The two designs on the Athenian coins both allude to the patronage of the city by the goddess Athena. On the obverse (front) of the coin is the head of the goddess herself, and on the reverse is the bird of Athena, the owl. These designs remained unchanged on Athenian coinage for over three hundred years, and the 'owls' of Athens became familiar coins throughout the Greek world,"--The British Museum.
Material/Medium
silver (metal)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
38
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
GPB-MISC-1267
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