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Silver coin of ancient Athens and modern Greek 1 Euro coin, 425-400 BCE (lemmy.world)

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

It is a representation of a Little Owl, also known as the Owl of Athena (Athene noctua). The other side of the old coin has a representation of Athena's face.

Athena is the goddess of wisdom, hence owls being thought of as wise.

Athena is the patron goddess of the city-state of Athens. Historians debate if the city was named after her or she was named after the city.