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Greek: Attica-Athens


Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.449-413 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right
AQE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind, countermark in right field
24mm x 25mm, 17.16g
Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40


Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.415-407 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, earring and necklace, bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AQE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
23mm x 24mm, 17.16g
Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40


Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.300-262 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right
AQE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig behind
20mm x 26mm, 17.08g
Sear 2547; Svoronos tf 20.2
Ex USA Federal Bureau of Investigations, September 2006; Ex Capital Collectibles (seized assets)


Middle Eastern Imitative Type of Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.300-193 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right
AQE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig behind
20mm x 24mm, 16.32g


Attica-Athens, AR Hemiobol, c.449-404 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet
AQE
Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig behind
6mm x 7mm, 0.31g
Dewing 1609; SNG Copenhagen 59


Attica-Athens, AE16, c.229-223 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, dotted line border
(No legend)
Two owls standing facing each other, heads facing, all in olive wreath
13mm, 3.02g
BMC 214; SNG Copenhagen 90


Attica-Athens, AR "New Style" Tetradrachm, 167/166 BC, Mened, Epigeno and Theofr. as magistrates
(No legend)
Head of Athena right in triple-crested Attic helmet richly decorated with palmette and griffin atop circle containing coiled serpent, dotted border
A | QE / ME | NED / EPI / GENO / QEOFR
Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora decorated with A, Asklepios in left field with snake staff, HP monogram in bottom middle field, all within olive wreath
31mm x 33mm, 16.72g
Thompson 347d; BMC Athens 64, 257; Svoronos 49, 1

 

Last modified: May 08, 2008