Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm, 144/143 BC
Attica, Athens. AR Tetradrachm (28 mm, 16.78 g), 144/143 BC. New Style issue. Charinautes, Aristeas, and Nika-, magistrates.
Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos springing right.
Rev, A-ΘE, owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; in fields, magistrates' names: XAPI/NAY/THΣ/NI/KA - APIΣ/TEAΣ; in right field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; A on amphora, ME below; all within laurel wreath.
Thompson 686.
An attractive coin of the New Style silver series of Athens. Very fine to extremely fine.
Purchased privately from C.O.F.O.P. Placements, France, in 1991.
Price realized | 480 CHF |
Starting price | 400 CHF |
Estimate | 500 CHF |