The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Tetradrachm: Head of Athena (obverse); Owl (reverse)
480–449 BCE
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The three letters on the reverse—ΑΘΕ—mark this as an Athenian coin.Description
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 this coin after the Persian Wars.- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 7, no. 8 (1920): 123-26. Mentioned: p. 124 www.jstor.org
- Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).Stamps: Art in Miniature. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11, 1955-May 12, 2017).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.267