Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5020 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $300
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SOLD $260
ATTICA, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.97 grams), issued 179-8 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 147-146 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, within dotted border, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, trident to right, nothing on amphora, legend across **A QE*, to left **AD/EI*, to right **HL/IO*, to lower left **PO*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 122 [same obverse die], cf.BMC 310). Fine/good fine and very rare, an unpublished reverse die and apparently overstruck on another issue.
A rare early issue, Thompson knew of only 29 examples of this year for all dies, struck from 8 obverse and 23 reverse dies.
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