Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 126 17 Nov 2021
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Attica, Athens
Tetradrachm circa 455, AR 17.30 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet and disc earring; bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r. with closed wings, head facing; in upper l. field, olive twig with two leaves and crescent. All within incuse square. Svoronos pl. X, 9. Starr Group V, 196.
Struck in high relief and with a superb old cabinet tone, minor areas of smoothing
on cheek, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine
Ex Sternberg sale XIX, 1987, 156. From the Harald Salvesen collection.
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Tetradrachm circa 455, AR 17.30 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet and disc earring; bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r. with closed wings, head facing; in upper l. field, olive twig with two leaves and crescent. All within incuse square. Svoronos pl. X, 9. Starr Group V, 196.
Struck in high relief and with a superb old cabinet tone, minor areas of smoothing
on cheek, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine
Ex Sternberg sale XIX, 1987, 156. From the Harald Salvesen collection.
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