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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.21 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 10'; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, slightly weak strike on obverse. Near EF.
Elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on Group V issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
Elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on Group V issues analyzed by Chester Starr.