ATTICA, Athens. Circa 229-168/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.91 g, 1h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 161.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 5 000

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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 229-168/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 16.91 g, 1h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a palmette and three olive leaves on the bowl, and round earring / Owl standing right, head facing; kerykeion-like symbol to left, AΘE to right. Flament, Monnayage 20 (D e/R 9) = Price, Larissa 233 = H. Nicolet-Pierre, “De l’ancien au nouveau style athénien: une continuité?” in SPNO, 7.2 (this coin); HGC 4, 1601. Old collection tone, remnants of find patina, a little off center, slight die rust on obverse. VF. An extremely rare issue from a very rare series, the last of the traditional owls before the New Style reform.

Ex Hess-Leu 45 (12 May 1970), lot 189; Larissa, 1968 (“Sitochoro”) Hoard (IGCH 237).


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