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The Owl Atlas: An Ancient Coinage in Close-Up

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A source-linked visual atlas tracing Athenian owl coinage from archaic Athens through the Hellenistic world.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-18 issue.
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Readers of ancient history and numismatics
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The atlas links museum specimens, dates, weights, diameters, regions, and attribution evidence.

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The homepage organizes the subject as an object biography, moving from the owl’s Athenian origins toward its circulation across the ancient world. A featured Cleveland Museum of Art tetradrachm is identified by date, weight, diameter, attribution, and collection credit, while the page also points to 41 sources. The navigation separates the narrative from comparison, reference-atlas, price, and source-oriented sections.

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