Uncertain Eastern Satrapy, 'Athenian Series' AR Didrachm. Uncertain mint, circa 323-240 BC. Attic standard. 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; small grape bunch behind / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig, grape bunch and crescent behind, AΘE before. Roma XIV, 342 var. (grape on rev.); Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; Mitchiner -; SNG ANS 5 var. (same); N&A 24-29 var. (same); Roma e58, 398; Nomos obolos 18, 370. 7.65g, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare variant with grape bunch on rev.
From the Neil Collection.