Electrotype Replica of Tetradrachm: Athena (Obverse); Owl (Reverse), Before 1916. Greece (?). Silver-plated copper alloy (?); diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). With a green tint betraying its copper content, this coin is an electrotype replica created more than a century ago. It precisely replicates the form of a 2nd-century BC original. Retaining the basic scheme of Athena and owl from earlier Athenian coinage, these “New Style” tetradrachms—as scholars call them—give the goddess a more naturalistic appearance and add an amphora, olive wreath, and magistrate names to the reverse.

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