Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

296-295 BCE

Greek

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Athena with a helmet. The back (reverse) depicts an owl standing to the right and the inscription AOE.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Greek
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena
Place: Ancient Greece (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 296 BCE–295 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: AO[E]
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.696
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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