Athenian Silver Tetradrachm

Mark Cartwright
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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 WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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

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Cartwright, Mark. "Athenian Silver Tetradrachm." World History Encyclopedia, October 23, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3181/athenian-silver-tetradrachm/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Athenian Silver Tetradrachm." World History Encyclopedia, 23 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3181/athenian-silver-tetradrachm/.

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