Athenian Tetradrachm Silver Pendant in Meander Frame - Obverse Owl Symbol of Wisdom and Intelligence ,Reverse Goddess Athena - Ancient Greece

About 479 BCE the Athenians began minting the silver tetradrachm during rebuilding of Athens after they defeated the Achaemenid Army of Xerxes I during the Second Persian invasion of Greece. One side of the coin depicts the helmeted head of Athena in right profile. The goddess patron and protector of Athens, who was associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare.She is wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves above the visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl. Her hair sweeps across her forehead in two loops of parallel strands and is visible beneath the helmet's neck guard. She has an archaic smile and a frontal almond-shaped eye. The other side of the coin depicts the owl of Athena with the inscription AΘE, an abbreviation of AΘΗNAΙΩΝ (the Athenians). In daily use Athenian drachmas were called glaukes (γλαυκες, owls). The owl has traditionally been associated with wisdom because of its ability to see in the dark, where others may not be able to see.

The Athenian tetradrachm was the first successful international coin. They were minted from 510 BCE until at least 42 BCE when the Romans stopped minting the Athenian coins and replaced them for their own denarii. A meander or meandros (Greek: Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.It symbolizes infinity and unity. This pendant is handcrafted with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver . It 's Handmade in Greece, the diameter size is 2.6 cm(excluding the bails) and weighs approximately 8 g. This pendant is without the chain(1221)