413, Lot: 169. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Uncertain pharaoh(s). Mid 5th–mid 4th centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.08 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; c/m: uncertain design in dotted circle within incuse circle / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Van Alfen,
Mechanisms, Group III.A.1, Fig. 1 = Buttrey Type B. Near VF, lightly toned, light deposits.