Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4327 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,200
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SOLD $800
ATTICA, Athens, probably imitating issue from an uncertain mint in Asia Minor, (late 5th - early 4th century B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.52 g), obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye facing, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE, all in incuse square, (S.2526, cf.BMC 62, cf.Svoronos Athenes Pl.13, 15, cf.Diebolt & Nicolet-Pierre "Recherches sur la metal de tetradrachmes a types Atheniens" SNR 56 [1977], Pl.25, 12), cf.SNG Cop 31, cf.Starr Type Vb). Extremely fine.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 99 (lot 3669) and Sale 78 (lot 5015), previously from Classical Numismatic Group Auction Sale 36, December 5-6, 1995 (lot 2070), with their ticket.
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