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Greek: Attica-Athens
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-430 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
22mm x 25mm, 16.93g
Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40
Ex Christie's; Sale
7382, Lot 116, December 1991
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-420 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, eye in profile view, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
24mm x 25mm, 17.16g
SNG Munich 52
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-420 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, eye in profile view, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
22mm x 24mm, 17.08g
SNG Munich 52
Consignor notes: gVF, well centered. Test cut and banker's mark on
reverse.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-420 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, eye in profile view, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
24mm x 26mm, 17.17g
SNG Munich 52
Consignor notes: VF, nice toning. Test cut on reverse, partial flat strike
on obverse.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-420 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, eye in profile view, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
23mm x 25mm, 17.30g
SNG Munich 52
Consignor notes: VF, nice centering. Repaired test cut on Athena's
cheek on obverse.
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Greek, Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.440-420 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
22mm x 25mm, 17.07g
SNG Munich 52
Ex David Cannon Collection
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c.449-413 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right, eye in profile view, wearing round earring and
crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and
spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
23mm x 27mm, 16.64g
SNG Copenhagen 31
Consignor notes: Heavily worn, full crest. Test cut on obverse and banker's mark
and test cut on
reverse.
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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,
countermark in right field
24mm x 25mm, 17.16g
Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40
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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
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Hellenic Kingdoms and City States, Attica-Athens, AR Obol, c.454-404 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves
over visor and spiral palmette on bowl
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, wings closed, olive sprig with leaf and berry behind,
all within incuse square
9mm x 10mm, 0.68g
Svoronos pl. VII, 55; SNG Copenhagen 53 ff
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
20mm x 23mm, 16.64g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: Fine, near-full crest.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right with realistic profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet,
bowl ornamented with Π shape and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
20mm x 22mm, 17.00g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: VF, hoard patina, test cut on reverse, double-struck
obverse
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right with realistic profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
20mm x 23mm, 17.11g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: aVF, well-centered. Filled-in test cut in owl's head.
Damage to Athena's face from original test cut. Flattening of surfaces
from clamp keeping coin in place during test cutting. Obverse edge cracks,
knobbed protrusions at edge, edge layering evidence of overstriking on
existing coin.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right with realistic profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
20mm x 24mm, 15.89g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: aVF, well-centered, test cut on reverse. Exhibits
crystallization or intergranular corrosion caused by copper leaching out
of the matrix. This indicates the flan was not made of Laurion silver,
which is nearly pure and was used for most owl tets.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right with realistic profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
20mm x 22mm, 16.85g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: VF, thick flan, test cut on obverse and reverse. Remnant
of incuse square in field on reverse.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Transitional Style, c.393-350 BC
(No legend)
Head of Athena right with realistic profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace,
bowl ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind
13mm x 25mm, 7.17g
SNG Copenhagen 64; Sear 2537
Consignor notes: VF, dark toning. Cut in half in antiquity to make change.
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Intermediate Style, 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)
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Intermediate Style, c.300-262 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, realistic style eye
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig behind
18mm x 26mm, 17.17g
Sear 2547; Svoronos tf 20.2
Consignor notes: aEF, characteristically oblong flan, test cut on reverse
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Attica-Athens, AR Tetradrachm, Intermediate Style, c.300-262 BC
(No legend)
Helmeted head of Athena right, realistic style eye
AΘE
Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig behind
18mm x 26mm, 17.17g
Sear 2547; Svoronos tf 20.2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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