366, Lot: 511. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.10 g, 9h). Contemporary eastern (Egyptian?) imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. For prototype, cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. EF, a few minor die flaws.
From the Leonidion Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, 29 September 2009.