Athens Thompson 1961 37-49, Silver, struck at Athens, 156–155 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested attic helmet decorated with a palmette, griffin and foreparts of four horses. Reverse: owl standing, head facing, on an amphora chouette debout, la. Weight about g.
| mint | Athens | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a palmette, griffin and foreparts of four horses
reverse
Owl standing, head facing, on an amphora Chouette debout, la
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Athens Thompson 1961 37-49 (athens.thompson_1961.37-49), 156–155 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/athens-thompson-1961-37-49/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA