★ The Athenian Series ★

ANCIENT GREECE. PARTHIA(?), 'ATHENIAN SERIES'.
Silver Didrachm, circa 246-238 BC. Hekatompylos(?).
Attic standard. Obv: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on bowl; monogram of Andragoras(?) behind. Rev: owl standing right, head facing; behind, prow and grape bunch on vine with leaf, AΘE before.

About Extremely Fine; reverse die shift, obverse particularly fine in the hand, a strong example of a Very Rare and interesting coin.

From the Kent Rondeau Collection; ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 90 (18/11/2021), lot 626.

Reference: Bopearachchi, Sophytes-Series 1A; SNG ANS-6; N&A-43-45; HGC 12-3.
Rarity: Very Rare.
Die Axis: 7h.
Diameter: 17 mm.
Weight: 7.77 g.
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