Ancients
ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 165-42 BC. AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.86 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. New Style coinage, struck 137/6 BC, Mikion and Theophrastos, magistrates. Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing necklace, pendant earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet embossed with leaping Pegasus / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; A-ΘE above MI/KI ӨEO/ΦPA in three lines across field; to right, Nike driving quadriga right; Θ on amphora, ME below; all within laurel wreath. Thompson 315b. A superb example of this attractive coinage, fully struck up on a broad flan.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD