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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Silver tetradrachm, Greek, Attica, ca. 440–404 BC
ca. 440–404 BC
Tetradrachm in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2021.40.80), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver tetradrachm”. The museum dates it ca. 440–404 BC and records its origin as Greek, Attica. The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimensions as 15/…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
ancient coins
Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (Cleveland Museum of Art, 3 objects)
449–407 BCE
Incorporating the first three letters of the city name—ΑΘΕ—with then-iconic images of the patron goddess Athena and her owl, the Athenian tetradrachm was among the most widely traded and most recognizable coins of the ancient world. The olive leaves on Athena’s helmet and the small crescent moon behind the owl date…
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