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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena

133-48 BCE

Greek

Ancient Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Goddess Athena. On the back (reverse), an Eagle flies between the pilei (caps) of the legendary Dioscuri.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium