CNG 112, Lot: 178. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.19 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF. Well centered with much of the crest visible.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 28 (2 July 2016), lot 45 (hammer £2000).