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A work made of silver.

Obol (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

334 (or earlier)-302 BCE

Greek

Taranto

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

On the back, the mythical hero Herakles is shown strangling the Nemean lion.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium