CLASSICAL COINS
ATTICA
ATHENS
Tetradrachm, about 440 BC. AR 17.11 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and volute on the bowl; she wears a disc-shaped earring and a necklace. Rev. AQE Owl standing r., head facing, behind, olive twig with fruit. Svoronos, A. pl. 12,14. SNG Delepierre 1429.
Very rare with full crest. High relief. Extremely fine Provenance: Auction TRITON (CNG), New York XIII (2010), 141.