Athenian Silver Tetradrachm

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Athenian silver tetradrachm, depicting Athena on the obverse and an owl with an olive branch on the reverse, 479-454 BCE.

Alpha Bank Numismatics Collection, Kerkyra, Corfu.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, October 23). Athenian Silver Tetradrachm. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3181/athenian-silver-tetradrachm/

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