Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

530-490 BCE

Greek, minted in 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.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena
Place: Greater Athens (Minted in)
Date: Struck 530 BCE–490 BCE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.3 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.695
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Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, April 20, 1994 - February 6, 2012.

William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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