Rare 3rd-century BC Athena coin found in Berlin field

[Ulrike Scheibe / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte]

A uncommon 3rd‑century BC bronze coin depicting the goddess Athena was recovered successful a tract successful Spandau, Berlin, marking the archetypal find of its benignant successful the region. The 12‑millimeter coin was formally presented by Berlin’s State Office for Monument Protection and has been connected show astatine Petri Berlin since April 15.

Minted betwixt 281 and 261 BC successful past Ilion (Troy), it shows Athena with a helmet and Athena Ilias holding a spear and spindle. The ιστοσελίδα besides contains traces from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman play and aboriginal Middle Ages. How the coin reached Berlin remains unknown, though past Mediterranean-Northern European links are known to person existed.