Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 7 21 Sep 2022
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EMERGENCY ISSUE: Attica, Athens, silver Tetradrachms (3) c. 449-413 BC, fair; and c. 336-297 BC, good very fine; together with silver-plated bronze Tetradrachm, emergency issue, c. 405 BC, head of Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet right, rev. ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, olive sprig behind, 9.55g, 10h. Chipped, fair. (3)
Provenance:
The first bought Seaby, 1964, the second bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., October 2007, the last A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., May 2000
With the mines of Laurion lost and their territory and resources depleted by the cost of the war with Sparta, the Athenians resorted to a plated coinage. This was officially withdrawn after the government was re-established in 403/2 BC. The present example is a highly important relic of the Peloponnesian War.
Estimate: £150-250
Provenance:
The first bought Seaby, 1964, the second bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., October 2007, the last A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., May 2000
With the mines of Laurion lost and their territory and resources depleted by the cost of the war with Sparta, the Athenians resorted to a plated coinage. This was officially withdrawn after the government was re-established in 403/2 BC. The present example is a highly important relic of the Peloponnesian War.
Estimate: £150-250