394, Lot: 193. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.23 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. VF, toned, graffiti on Athena’s cheek, test cut on reverse.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 329 (25 June 2014), lot 111.

The style of this piece, particularly the rendering of the spiral palmette, are similar to that on the last issues before 454 BC, suggesting this coin is among the earliest issues of the 454-404 BC period.