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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 454-440 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.17 gm, 6h). Early mass coinage issue, 454-440 BC. Head of Athena right wearing Attic helmeted ornamented with vine scroll and three laurel leaves / ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXII, 8´. Kroll 8. A piece of lovely style, well centered and deeply struck on an immense flan, attractively toned, with a perfectly centered reverse, displaying all four sides of the incuse and a perky owl. NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 1600-2400 USD
ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 454-440 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.17 gm, 6h). Early mass coinage issue, 454-440 BC. Head of Athena right wearing Attic helmeted ornamented with vine scroll and three laurel leaves / ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXII, 8´. Kroll 8. A piece of lovely style, well centered and deeply struck on an immense flan, attractively toned, with a perfectly centered reverse, displaying all four sides of the incuse and a perky owl. NGC AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 1600-2400 USD