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Auction 26 21 May 2023
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ATTICA. Athens. Circa 393-355 BC. Tetartemorion (Silver, 5.5 mm, 0.19 g, 3 h). Head of Athena to right, eye in profile, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. ΑΘΕ Crescent with points upwards; all within incuse square. Bérend, Réflexions, pl. 2, 14, HGC 4, 1687. Kroll -. SNG Soutzos 707. Svoronos, Trésor, pl. 17, 53-6. Boldly struck and toned. Some deposits, otherwise, good very fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and from the collection of L. Mildenberg.
The apparently crudity of this coin's obverse makes it look older than it is. It just goes to show that Athenian die engravers occasionally were not always on the level of Phidias or Praxiteles!
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and from the collection of L. Mildenberg.
The apparently crudity of this coin's obverse makes it look older than it is. It just goes to show that Athenian die engravers occasionally were not always on the level of Phidias or Praxiteles!