Tetradrachm Owl Coin Filigree Ring: Oxidized Silver Coin on 18K Gold Filled, Museum Replicas

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A closer look at Tetradrachm Owl Coin Filigree Ring: Oxidized Silver Coin on 18K Gold Filled, Museum Replicas from Rafael Santarosa Fine Jewelry. Listed in Rings. Materials: Silver, Gold filled, 18k. A filigree ring designed by Rafael Santarosa based on the ancient symbol of goddess Athena and therefore her devoted town of Athens. In the middle of a gold-filled sterling silver filigree bezel supported by two filigree antefixes nest a "Tetradrachmon" Greek Athenian coin on oxidized sterling silver. The Athenian tetradrachm was stamped with the head of Athena Godesse on the obverse, and on the reverse the image of the owl of Athena. Tetradrachmon owl coin ring, oxidized sterling silver coin in gold-filled filigree silver ring. Hellenic mythology, Greek museum replicas. Owl is the symbol of wisdom and knowledge. In Greek mythology, a little owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology. Because of such association, the bird—often referred to as the "owl of Athena" or the "owl of Minerva"—has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world. Owl is the bird often silver tetradrachm coin at the Archaeological Museum of the city of Athens depicting the owl of Athena (circa 480–420 BC). The inscription "ΑΘΕ" is an abbreviation of ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ, which may be translated as "of the Athenians". In daily use the Athenian drachmas were called glaukes (γλαῦκες, owls). This silver coin was first issued in 479 BC in Athens after the Persians were defeated by the Greeks referred to as the "owl of Athena" or the "owl of Minerva" throughout the Western world. Nowadays it still stands as a symbol of town of modern Athens. the symbol of wisdom and knowledge. Nowadays it still stands as a symbol of town of modern Athens. The tetradrachm (Greek: τετράδραχμον, transit. tetradrachm) was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to four drachmae. In Athens it replaced the earlier "heraldic" type of didrachms, and it was in wide circulation from c. 510 to c. 38 BC. The Athenian tetradrachm was perhaps the most widely used coin in the Greek world before the time of Alexander the Great. The silver tetradrachm is believed to be the coin given to Judas for betraying Jesus. An Athenian tetradrachm from after 499 BC, showing the head of Athena and the owl the transition from didrachms to tetradrachms occurred during c. 525–510 BC; the abandonment of the "heraldic"-type didrachms and the Archaic tetradrachms (early "owls") of the polis of Athens apparently took place shortly after the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC. This transition is supported by the discovery of contemporary coin hoards, and more particularly of a coin hoard found on the Acropolis in 1886. The Athenian tetradrachm was widely used in transactions throughout the ancient Greek world, including in cities politically unfriendly to Athens. Athens had silver mines in state ownership, which provided the bullion. Most well-known were the silver mines of Laurion in Athenian countryside. The Athenian tetradrachm was stamped with the head of Athena on the obverse, and on the reverse the image of the owl of Athena, the iconographic symbol of the Athenian polis, with a sprig of olive and a crescent for the moon. Thanks for visiting my shop.All USA orders are shipped DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) – no hidden customs fees or import taxes upon delivery.My name is Athanasios, I live in Greece, and I design, and I handcraft Jewelry based on ancient and Byzantine Greek tradition. 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