Details
LOT 2613
Attica, Athens AE 10mm. Circa AD 120-175.
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Agora Periods VB and C. Bust of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis(?); all within dotted border / Owl standing to left, head facing, A-ΘΗ in fields. RPC IV.1 Online 8273.25 (temporary); Kroll 229; Svoronos pl. 88, 49. Very Fine.(1.74gr, 10mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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