Attica, Athens. Tetradrachm; Attica, Athens; Egyptian imitative issue, c. 430 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.34g. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r. Rx: Owl standing r., head front, crescent and olive twig with two leaves behind, ?T? downwards in r. field. From the Mark Gibbons Collection.This perfectly struck, beautifully centered Athenian-type tetradrachm does not have the look of Athena, and was in fact minted in Egypt. It is full weight, and otherwise correct. In reality, many of the sloppy Athenian tetradrachms of the same period were probably minted in Egypt or Syria, but a good reference has thus far never been published
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