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Athenian Type, Asia Minor. Tetradrachm.
4th cent. BC?. Tetradrachm, 17.07g (9h). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rx: ΑΘΕ Owl standing right, head front, olive twig and crescent in upper left field, all within incuse square. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 108. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Acquired from Alex Malloy, May 2002. This tetradrachm shows that people around the world knew that Athenian tetradrachms were a standard issue of money, thus coins like this were minted outside of Athens at Athenian weight and passed as currency even though they were not Athenian issues. EF.
4th cent. BC?. Tetradrachm, 17.07g (9h). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rx: ΑΘΕ Owl standing right, head front, olive twig and crescent in upper left field, all within incuse square. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 108. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Acquired from Alex Malloy, May 2002. This tetradrachm shows that people around the world knew that Athenian tetradrachms were a standard issue of money, thus coins like this were minted outside of Athens at Athenian weight and passed as currency even though they were not Athenian issues. EF.