Attica. Athens circa 465 BC. "Transitional" issue
Tetradrachm AR

25 mm, 17,03 g

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on bowl / ΑΘΕ, owl, with closed wings, standing right with head facing; in upper left field, olive twig with two leaves and one berry and a crescent; all within incuse square.

good very fine

Warren 812; Svoronos pl. 8, 19; Boston 1063.

From the Tareq Hani collection