Attica, Athens. Owl Tetradrachm, second half of 5th cen. BC. Athena/Owl

• Attica, Athens
  
• Denomination: Silver (AR) Tetradrachm 
  
• Dates: circa second half of 5th century BC. 
  
• Dimensions: 22.82 mm, 17.15 gr.
  
• Obverse: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette on bowl, and spiral behind ear, her hair drawn across forehead in parallel curves.
  
• Reverse: AΘE before Owl standing right, head facing, tail feathers represented in single prong, olive sprig and lunar crescent in in upper field to left ; all within incuse square.
  
• Reference: cf. Starr (Atheneins Coinage 480-449 BC) pls. XXII-XXIII.
  
• Note: scratches on Athena's face

FT-0692
David R. Sear Certificate: 317CO/GC/A/N