452, Lot: 256. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.19 g, 1h). 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. Toned, small die flaw and some die wear on obverse. VF.

From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from Pegasi, 18 September 2008.