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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

514-509 BCE

Greek, minted in Athens

Athens

The front of this coin depicts the goddess Athena facing right.

On the back an Owl, another symbol of Athena, is surrounded by indeterminate symbols.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium