429, Lot: 152. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.55 g, 12h). New Style coinage. Antioch(os), Kar(aichos), and Eum–, magistrates. Struck 131/0 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names across field; to lower left, head of elephant right; [E on amphora]; all within wreath. Thompson 402e (same dies); HGC 4, 1635. Fine, find patina. Rare.
From the MNL Collection.