ATHENS SILVER TETRADRACHM – CLASSICAL PERIOD ISSUE – CHOICE AU NGC GRADED GREEK ATTICA COIN (INV. 20478)

20478. ATTICA. ATHENS. Ca. 440–404 BC.

Silver Tetradrachm, 17.20 g, 30 mm.

Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. AΘE, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent in left field, all within incuse square.

Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31–40; Dewing 1591–1598; HGC 4, 1597.

NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed,” pleasantly lustrous, struck on an unusually elongated planchet with Athena’s head fitting perfectly within the narrow space.