Specimen · athens-classical-owl-drachm-001
Attribution: Greece (Attica). Athens. The Athenian state (democracy of the Periclean age). c. 454–404 BC. AR. drachm.
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and spiral palmette, and disc earring
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig with berry in upper left field (no crescent on the drachm, unlike the tetradrachm); all within incuse square
Weight: 4.26 g (tag) (Weight from the dealer tag; not re-weighed.) Reference: HGC 4, 1631
Image: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (cngcoins.com), from the auction listing.
John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · athens-classical-owl-drachm-001
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