ATTICA, ATHENS AR TETRADRACHM
SNG Copenhagen 31, Kroll 8, HGC 4, 1597, NGC Mint State, 5/5, 3/5, 17.18 grams, Struck Circa. 440 - 404 B.C.E.
Obverse: Head of Athena to right, with frontal eye, wearing earring, necklace with pendants, and crested Attic helmet, decorated with three olive leaves and a spiral palmette on the bowl
Reverse: Owl standing to right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent to left, AΘE to right, all within incuse square
A SUPERB Mint State Owl Tetradrachm, BOLDLY struck and ESPECIALLY so on the owl side! Lovely surfaces (see photos and videos) and mystifying why graded 3 with brushed notation. Indeed the lines on the reverse are clearly fresh mint striations. In any case this coin is an exceptional, close to perfect, lustrous example!
