Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Overstruck Eastern imitation. Circa 454-404 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right with head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent in upper left field, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. For prototype, cf: Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; for a similarly overstruck piece from the same dies, cf. Roma E-LIVE 3, lot 88. 15.85g, 28mm, 9h.
About Good Very Fine. Overstruck.
Clear evidence of the overstruck nature of this coin can be seen in the duplicated palmette on the helmet bowl, and the shadow of a second owl and the city ethnic on the reverse.
About Good Very Fine. Overstruck.
Clear evidence of the overstruck nature of this coin can be seen in the duplicated palmette on the helmet bowl, and the shadow of a second owl and the city ethnic on the reverse.