Athenian 'Owl' Tetradrachm is a card from Series 3, part of Cardsmiths Currency, a premium collector line tracing the history of money from ancient coinage to cryptocurrency. The card comes in 21 variants, the rarest of which is Onyx, limited to 1. It was illustrated by Erica Hesse. It lands at 41 in the 87 card lineup.
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With the first examples having been minted around 512 BCE, the Athenian Tetradrachm was a thick silver coin featuring the head of Athena on the obverse and the owl of Athena on the reverse. Originally referred to as the "little owl, the Athenian Tetradrachm is one of the most recognizable of all ancient coins.
