"Wappenmünzen" Drachm

373, Lot: 92. Estimate $500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 515-510 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 3.95 g). “Wappenmünzen” type. Wheel with four spokes / Quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally. Seltman pl. IV, δ–ε; Svoronos, Monnaies 59; HGC 4, 1622. Near VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.