Parthia(?), 'Athenian Series' AR Hemidrachm. Hekatompylos(?), circa 246/5-239/8 BC. Attic standard. Head of Athena to right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl; [monogram behind] / Owl standing to right, head facing; olive sprig, crescent and grape bunch behind, AΘE before. Roma E-LIVE 4, 443; Roma XIV -, cf. 359 (drachm); Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; SNG ANS -; Mitchiner -, cf. 13e (tetradrachm); N&A -, cf. 13-15 (tetradrachms), and cf. 33 (hemidrachm, grape bunch on obv). 1.66g, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
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