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ANTASTIC
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EW
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TYLE
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THENIAN
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ILVER
T
ETRADRACHM
1823
Attica, Athens. 166-165 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (16.85g)
. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet, decorated with pal-
mette and griffin.
Reverse:
Owl standing right on overturned amphora; in left field, Seleukid anchor and star. Cf. Thompson 369. Boldly struck
on a large flan of perfect metal.
Virtually Mint State
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $2,500 - 3,000
Goldberg' s Sale 70, Sept. 4, 2013, lot 3109
.
1824
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.86 g), ca. 165-42
BC
.
Polycharmo…, Nikogenes, and Themistokles, magistrates
.
Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet deco-
rated with Pegasos springing right.
Reverse:
A-
ΘΕ
, owl stand-
ing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; across field
magistrates names. Z on amphora, [
ΣΦ
] below; cadeusus in left
field; all wihin laurel wreath. Thompson 379b-c. Delicate golden
toning.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,500
Ex Goldberg' s Sale 80, June 3-4, 2014, lot 3316; Ex Manhattan
Sale III, lot 129
.
1825
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.80 g), ca. 165-42
BC
. Ca. 165-149/8 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple
crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos springing right.
Reverse:
A-
ΘΕ
, owl standing right, head facing, on overturned
amphora; in right field, two coiled serpents right; in left and
right fields, monograms representing magistrates' names;
Λ
on
amphora; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Thompson 81-5. Struck on
a nice broad flan.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
1826
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.71 g), ca. 165-42
BC
.
Ca. 111/0 BC. Phanokles, Apollonios and Philotheos, magis-
trates.
Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet
decorated with Pegasos springing right.
Reverse:
A-
ΘΕ
, owl
standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; in right
field, Artemis standing facing, holding torch; across field, mag-
istrates' names:
ΦΑΝΟ
-
ΚΛΗ
,
ΑΠΟΛ
/
ΛΟΝΙΟΣ
, and
ΦΙΛΟ
/
ΘΕΟΣ
; M on amphora, ME in exergue; all within laurel wreath.
Thompson 709.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
Ex Thomas B. Lesure Collection (CNG XXXII, 7 December 1994),
144
.
1827
Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.61 g), ca. 165-42
BC
.
Ca. 124/3 BC. Mikion, Euryklei… and Demo…, magistrates
.
Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet deco-
rated with Pegasos springing right.
Reverse:
A-
ΘΕ
, owl standing
right, head facing, on overturned amphora; in right field, the
Dioskouroi standing left, one holding patera, the other scepter;
across field, magistrates' names:
ΜΙΚ
-
ΙΩΝ
,
ΕΥΡ
-
ΥΚΛΕΙ
, and
ΔΗ
/
ΜΟ
;
Θ
on amphora, ME in exergue; all within laurel wreath.
Thompson 487a.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300