Warrior Goddess Since ancient times, the owl and the olive branch have been featured on the Athenian currency to spread the values of the city’s patroness, Athena, whose virtue represents victory, peace, and wisdom. The owl The owl’s ability to see in the darkness, represents wisdom; the olive branch is a symbol of the goddess’s peaceful victory over Poseidon for the city of Athens. These sacred symbols propagated Athenian values of victory, peace, and wisdom throughout  the ancient world, and are still featured on the Greek €1 coin. These Owl coins funded the building of the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens, as well as funding the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) between Athens and Sparta. Origin  This particular owl coin pendant was cast from the original museum piece in Chicago, for their museum store. Size Coin = U.S quarter size, twice the thickness. 18 inch Sterling silver chain. Metal Solid sterling silver, no plating! Individually aged with old world silversmithing technique. o a s .