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Buy or Bid Sale 198  7 July 2016
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Lot 89

Starting price: 1400 USD
Price realized: 1385 USD
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Attica, Athens; 500/490-485/480 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.26g. Close to Seltman-267 (A176/P216) Close to Asyut-337 Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r., with hair in dots and earring below ear. Rx: Owl standing r., head front, three leaves to l., AΘE downwards to r. Ex CNG E370, 9 March 2016, lot 92.These issues from 500-480 were struck to fight a war very huridly and with little care for quality, thus many of these coins were struck off center with flawed dies, worn dies and poorly finished planchets. This is a prime example of that problem. Obv. planchet flaws; body of owl flatly struck These issues from 500-480 were struck to fight a war very huridly and with little care for quality thus many of these coins were struck off center with flawed dies worn dies and poorly finished planchets. This is a prime example of that problem. Obv. planchet flaws; body of owl flatly struck. As struck Near Mint State (2000)
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