# Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

- By: Ancient Greek
- Date: 530-490 BCE
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.3 cm (15/16 in.)
- Culture: Greater Athens
- Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/130146)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f144cf3a-fe6e-e696-3a1b-4c2995e7409d/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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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.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0