STUNNING ATHENS TETRADRACHM of FINEST STYLE
STUNNING ATHENS TETRADRACHM of FINEST STYLE
ATTICA - ATHENS - AR TETRADRACHM
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.17 g, 4h). Struck circa 440-420 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind, AΘE to right; all within incuse square.
Svoronos, pl. 13, 23; Flament group II, 45/n; Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; SNG München 49; Dewing 1594.
Good Extremely Fine.
STUNNING and VERY RARE PORTRAIT of ATHENA from ARTISTIC DIE !
Struck in high Relief on sound Metal with marvelous Tone!
Ex. Dr. Busso PEUS Nachf. 403 (27.04.2011), Lot 79.
Ex. TRITON XV (04.01.2012), Lot 1169.
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