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Tetradrachm
A tetradrachm commemorating the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC. Obverse: Head of Athene in a helmet within a pearled ring (right). Reverse: Within an olive wreath an owl seated on a prostrate amphora, the prow of a galley (right). Shows the trophy erected at Salamis. Greek inscription.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0159 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Coin - tetradrachm |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Graeco-Persian War: Battle of Salamis, 480BC |
| Date made: | 165 BC |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |