Resurrecting the ancient monetary legacy of the Athenian Owl through ARGENTUS — The Silver Owl.
Argentus is the official mascot and symbol of International Silver Day.
Inspired by the ancient Owl of Athena found on Athenian silver coinage, Argentus represents silver's enduring role in money, civilization, culture, science and technology.
🦉 The Legend Reborn
Argentus beautifully bridges history, science and language.
The name “Argentus” is derived from the Latin argentum, meaning silver.
The owl has been associated with wisdom since ancient Greece, where it was closely connected with Athena, goddess of wisdom and protector of Athens. The owl became one of the city's most enduring symbols — appearing prominently on the famous Athenian silver coins known as “owls.”
Argentus brings these two ancient symbols together: the owl and silver.
He represents wisdom, history, and the enduring legacy of a metal that has shaped human civilization for thousands of years — from money and art to science, technology, and industry.
Argentus is the Silver Owl.
📜 A storyteller of silver's past.
👁️ A witness to its present.
🛡️ And a guardian of its future.
ATHENIAN TETRADRACHM, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
Struck from silver mined at Laurion (Lavrion) in southeastern Attica, just south of Athens, the Athenian silver tetradrachm became one of the most trusted and widely accepted coins of the ancient world.
Nearly pure silver, these remarkable coins carried the owl of Athena—the goddess of wisdom—as their enduring symbol. For more than two centuries, the Athenian owl became synonymous with the reliability, wealth and reach of Athenian silver.
The ancient inspiration for Argentus.
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