Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 126 17 Nov 2021
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Attica, Athens
Tetradrachm circa 475-470, AR 17.20 g. Head of Athena r., wearing round earring and crested helmet decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern on crest, four olive leaves upright on forehead. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r., head facing; in field l., olive on short stalk and leaves on long stalks hanging vertically. To l. close to owl's neck, moon crescent. The whole within incuse square. SNG Lockett 1835. Seltman pl. 8, 5. Starr, Group I, cf. 4. Seltman Group N, cf. 410-411.
Extremely rare and a very interesting issue. Struck on a narrow flan, reverse slightly
off-centre and a minor die-break on obverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Sternberg sale XVIII, 1986, 102. From the Harald Salvesen collection.
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Tetradrachm circa 475-470, AR 17.20 g. Head of Athena r., wearing round earring and crested helmet decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern on crest, four olive leaves upright on forehead. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r., head facing; in field l., olive on short stalk and leaves on long stalks hanging vertically. To l. close to owl's neck, moon crescent. The whole within incuse square. SNG Lockett 1835. Seltman pl. 8, 5. Starr, Group I, cf. 4. Seltman Group N, cf. 410-411.
Extremely rare and a very interesting issue. Struck on a narrow flan, reverse slightly
off-centre and a minor die-break on obverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Sternberg sale XVIII, 1986, 102. From the Harald Salvesen collection.
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