Triton XVIII, Lot: 509. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 475-465 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.20 g, 11h). Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. Starr Group II.B, 50 var. (O–/R47 [unlisted obv. die]); Svoronos, Monnaies, pl. 8, 34–7; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Fitzwilliam 3098; Weber 3441. Near EF, even dark gray tone with light earthen dusting around the devices, a couple light cleaning marks under tone, a touch of porosity on obverse. Well centered and struck. Very rare.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.