Superb

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 241. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 168/5-50 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.89 g, 12h). New style coinage. Timarchos, Nikago-, and Amphikrati-, magistrates. Struck 133/2 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with a palmette and griffin on the bowl / A-QE, owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; anchor and star to left, G on amphora, ME below, magistrates TIM-ARCOU, NIKAGO, AMFIK-PATI; all within wreath. Thompson 362e (same obv. die); Hunterian 121 (same obv. die). Superb EF, iridescent toning.