417, Lot: 188. Estimate $200. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Fourrée Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.80 g, 7h). Contemporary imitation. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. For prototype, cf. Kroll 8; cf. HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, toned, small breaks in plating revealing bronze core. Very nice for a fourrée.