ATTICA. Athens. AR Tetradrachm (17.09 gms), ca. 465-460 B.C. NGC EF

ATTICA. Athens. AR Tetradrachm (17.09 gms), ca. 465-460 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Brushed. HGC-4, 1596; Starr-Group V. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye; Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Some horn silver and dark encrustations, but otherwise a lovely example of this earlier design far less common than the mass-issue "Owls" of the Peloponnesian War period. Estimate: $700 - $1,000. Click here for certification details from NGC. 公元前465-460年阿提卡．雅典。銀製四德拉克馬（17.09公克）古幣。 正面：雅典娜戴盔頭像朝右，正眼；反面：貓頭鷹直立朝右，頭部朝前，尾羽展開；左側橄欖枝及新月；全部在方形凹陷內。些許角銀及深色結殼，但仍為一枚品相悅目之作。早期設計，較伯羅奔尼撒戰爭時期大量發行的"貓頭鷹"遠為少見，難能可貴。

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