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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

190-36 BCE
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Athena, facing right. On the back the goddess Nike faces left, her wings outfurled behind her and a pomegranate in front.

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