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Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Silver coin with two sides. Left side: - Face of woman with nose and mouth turned to the right. - Woman's hair tied back with a band across her forehead; a spiral earring in her ear. - Woman wearing a helmet with a frontal crest. Right side: - A depiction of an owl standing on a branch with its head facing to the right. - The owl has large eyes and folded wings. - A lunate symbol and a dot within a circle are on the right and left respectively, below the branch. The coin is by the artist Tetradrachm.

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Dimensions:
900 × 444 px
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