CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Drachm of Velia, Lucania

450-400 BCE

Description

Obverse: Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla on bowl. Reverse: Closed-wing owl standing r. on olive branch.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3 g

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