ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.16 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXIII, 1–3'; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, slightly compact flan, die break on obverse. VF. Early post-454 issue. The certain elements of the style of this tetradrachm, particularly the palmette on Athena's helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous "frontal eye"/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.15 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, traces of die rust. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.21 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, trace deposits, small nick on reverse. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.21 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. In NGC encapsulation 5872224-026, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.17 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, some die wear on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.16 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, flan flaw and a little die rust on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.14 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, slight roughness and minor double strike on obverse. EF. Struck on a broad flan.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.17 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, slight die wear and tiny mark on obverse. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.16 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Some light deposits. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.14 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Trace deposits, some die rust and area of flat strike on obverse. Good VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.14 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Minor die break on obverse. Good VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.17 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, trace deposits on obverse. Good VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.16 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, trace deposits, off center on obverse. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.07 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lightly toned, light roughness. Good VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.19 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Trace deposits and off center on obverse. Good VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.16 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Flan flaw and some die wear on obverse, underlying luster on reverse. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.16 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Struck with worn obverse die. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.12 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Deeply toned, a little off center on obverse. VF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.10 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Roughness on reverse. VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.05 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned, compact flan, light porosity, test cut on reverse. Near VF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.60 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Toned, rough surfaces. Near VF.