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LOT 3031
Attica, Athens AR Drachm. Circa 454-404 BC.
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing; to left, olive sprig; all within incuse square. Cf. Kroll 10; HGC 4, 1631. Fine.(3.63gr, 15mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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