Greek Coins. Attica, Athens. Drachm circa 450-430, AR 4.26

Greek Coins. Attica, Athens.
Drachm circa 450-430, AR 4.26 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Athenian helmet and disc earring; bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves. Rev. AΘE Owl, with closed wings, standing r. with head facing; in upper l. field, olive twig with three leaves; all within partially incuse square. Svoronos pl. XII, 28. SNG Copenhagen 41.

Struck on a very broad flan and complete. Wonderful old cabinet

tone and about extremely fine / extremely fine



Ex NFA-Sotheby's sale 27-28 October 1993, 539. From the Harald Salvesen collection.