Silver Obol, Athens - Attica
Title
Silver Obol, Athens - Attica
Subject
Coinage--Greece--Athens
Description
Obv. bust of Athena with helmet facing r.
Rev. owl standing r. facing out; ΑΘΕ in front
Weight: 0.6g
Diameter: 7.8mm
Much survives from Athens in the fifth century BCE, including inscriptions, speeches, comedies, treatises, coins, and the writings of Plato, Aristotle, and Thucydides. This was a period of intense military involvement after the Peloponnesian War, leading to the end of the great Athenian empire. In its place, Macedonia rose to power under leaders like Philip II and Alexander the Great, thus ushering in the Hellenistic Period.
Rev. owl standing r. facing out; ΑΘΕ in front
Weight: 0.6g
Diameter: 7.8mm
Much survives from Athens in the fifth century BCE, including inscriptions, speeches, comedies, treatises, coins, and the writings of Plato, Aristotle, and Thucydides. This was a period of intense military involvement after the Peloponnesian War, leading to the end of the great Athenian empire. In its place, Macedonia rose to power under leaders like Philip II and Alexander the Great, thus ushering in the Hellenistic Period.
Date
5th c. BCE
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