Issue of Sulla

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 652. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Roman occupation under Sulla. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.87 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Struck 86-84 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; monograms flanking; all within wreath. Thompson 1321 (same obv. die). Near EF, lightly toned.