Watch List notes:

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.69 g, 8h). Head of Athena right, wearing earring, [necklace], and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers; olive sprig to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group V, v = Jameson 1192 = Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 9, 42; SNG Berry 682; SNG Copenhagen –; Dewing –; Hess-Leu 28, lot 186. Near EF, attractive old collection tone. Rare.


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 197.