Tetradrachm (coin); obverse: Head of Athena; reverse: Owl and Olive Branch
date
about 449 BCE-425 BCE
creation place
Europe, Greece, Attica
medium & support
Silver
measurements
7/8 x 1 x 1/8 in. (2.22 x 2.54 x 0.32 cm)
credit line
Gift of Ned H. and Gloria Griner
accession number
2000.017.030
keywords
animals, Athena, birds, celestial bodies, classical mythology, coin, crescent moon, goddesses, heavens, moon, nature, olive branches, owls, silver, vegetation
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