Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.15 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from Edward J. Waddell in the early 1990s.
It is difficult to think of a Greek coin more universally appreciated or more emblematic of Classical artistic perfection than the Athenian tetradrachm. This is an wonderful example of just such a coin.