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Silver
ten-drachma coin from Athens (467 BC). On the front of the coin
is the head of Athena wearing a helmet with a wreath of olive
leaves around it.
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On
the reverse side of the coin is an owl facing forward with its
wings spread, and a small olive sprig on the top left.
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Silver
four-drachma coin from Athens (440-420 BC). On the front of the
coin is the head of Athena wearing a helmet with a wreath of olive
leaves around it.
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On the reverse side of the
coin is an owl and a small olive sprig, the sacred symbols of
Athena.
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Silver four-drachma coin from
Athens (2nd c. BC). On the reverse side of the coin is an owl
perched on a panathenian amphora, and encircled by a wreath of
olive leaves.
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