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CICF Signature Sale 3032 10-12 April 2014
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ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 454-404 BC. AR tetradrachm (23mm, 16.87 gm, 8h). Possible Eastern imitation, ca. 430-400 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spring and crescent behind; AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Peter van Alfen, "The 'Owls' from the 1989 Syria Hoard with a review of Pre-Macedonian Coinage in Egypt," AJN 14 (2002), pl. 11, 2. For Athens prototype, cf. Kroll 8. SNG Copenhagen 31. Deeply struck on a smallish flan and nicely toned. Nearly Extremely Fine.From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection.
Estimate: 800-1100 USD
ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 454-404 BC. AR tetradrachm (23mm, 16.87 gm, 8h). Possible Eastern imitation, ca. 430-400 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spring and crescent behind; AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Peter van Alfen, "The 'Owls' from the 1989 Syria Hoard with a review of Pre-Macedonian Coinage in Egypt," AJN 14 (2002), pl. 11, 2. For Athens prototype, cf. Kroll 8. SNG Copenhagen 31. Deeply struck on a smallish flan and nicely toned. Nearly Extremely Fine.From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection.
Estimate: 800-1100 USD