Triton XVII, Lot: 220. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.03 g, 9h). 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; olive sprig and crescent behind, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1611–22. Good VF, toned, die break and some deposits on obverse.
From the Daniel Koppersmith Collection. Ex Antiqua FPL XII, no. 53.