Wappenmünzen

alt=Ancient silver coin, showing a Gorgon's head on the obverse and a quadripartite incuse square on the reverse|right|thumb|Wappenmünzen didrachm featuring the Gorgoneion design, BCE

Wappenmünzen (, singular '''''', ) are the earliest attested form of Athenian coinage, minted in Ancient Athens under the Peisistratids during the late 6th century BCE. The term refers to an array of silver and electrum coinage minted prior to the use of the Owl of Athena, an emblematic design used on all later Athenian coinage. Initially interpreted by numismatists as the heraldic devices of Athenian noble families, the varied designs of the wappenmünzen are now generally thought to represent individual mint magistrates, in line with contemporary practices in East Greek coinage. In contrast to later Athenian silver coins, the wappenmünzen were minted from imported silver, predating the Classical expansion of the Laurion Mines.