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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

530-490 BCE

Greek, minted in Athens

Greater Athens

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Athena, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts the owl of Athens with an olive twig in a square.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium