Watch List notes:

KINGS of PERGAMON. Attalos I. 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.96 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 241-235 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / ΦIΛETAIPOY, Athena enthroned left, left elbow resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name with wreath held in her extended right hand; spear in background, palm frond to outer left, monogram to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group VI:A, dies V.LXXXIX/R.3; F. Imhoof-Blumer, Die Münzen der Dynastie von Pergamon (1884), 19 (same obv. die); SNG BN 1621; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 39; Boston MFA 1615 = Warren 1031; Pozzi 2255. Lightly toned, traces of find patina. EF. Powerful portrait.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from ArtAncient. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts VI (27 February 1979), lot 264; Leu 13 (29 April 1975), lot 204.