CLASSICAL COINS
ATTICA
ATHENS
Tetradrachm, about 500-485 BC. AR 16.82 g. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet with neck-guard, disc-shaped earring and necklace, hair ending in curls on forehead. Rev. AQE Owl standing r., head facing, behind, olive twig with fruit. Seltman, A., group G , cf. obv. die A 144. Asyut, group IV .
Very r are type of exceptional style . High relief. Short, thick flan. Extremely fine