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Lot # 254
Continental Greece. Attica, Athens. AR Tetradrachm. New Style coinage. Glau(kos) and Eche(krates)/Eche(demos), magistrates. Struck 138/7 BC. Obv. Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing single-pendant earring and triple crested Attic helmet. Rev. Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; ΓΛ/AY EXE (magistrates' names) in three lines across field; to right, radiate head of Helios facing; A on amphora, KΓ to lower left; all within wreath. HGC 4 1602; Thompson 287a (same dies). AR. 16.48 g. 37.00 mm. Delicate light tone with warm hues. Minor scratches. Large flan. Good VF.