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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
O
UTSTANDING
T
RANSITIONAL
I
SSUE
T
ETRADRACHM OF
A
THENS
Enlargement
3307
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.5 g), ca. 465/2-460 BC.
Transitional issue. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye.
Reverse:
, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Cf. Starr grp. VB,
series 5, 209-12 (dies not listed); Svoronos pl. 10, 1; SNG Berry 647-8. Boldly struck with the head of Athena in high relief and the owl in a
deep incuse square. Wonderful transitional style.
Extremely Fine
.
There is considerable variety in the designs of Athenian coins classified by Starr in his Group V, the largest of all his groupings. This tet-
radrachm falls in his last subdivision, subgroup B, series 5, and thus places it right before the massive Classical frontal eye type of the latter
half of the 5th century BC.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $5,000 - 6,000
3308
Attica, Athens. 460-404 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.18
g)
. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye.
Reverse:
,
owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with
berry and crescent; all within incuse square.Kroll 8; Svoronos pl.
14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Well struck in high relief and well
centered on flan. Excellent metal and lustrous.
NGC graded
Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,500
3309
Attica, Athens. Silver (fourée) Tetradrachm (16.8 g), ca.
460-404 BC.
Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye.
Reverse:
, owl standing right, head facing; above to left,
olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square.
Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Plated but
only visible on edge.
The finest fourée example we have seen
.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,500
3310
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.0 g), ca. 460-404
BC.
Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye.
Reverse:
,
owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with
berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos
pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,300
3311
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 g), ca. 460-404
BC
. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye.
Reverse:
,
owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with
berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos
pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Nicely toned.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $800 - 900
