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Numismatica Ars Classica > February Sale 2026Auction date: 28 February 2026
Lot number: 283

Price realized: 11,000 CHF   (Approx. 14,217 USD / 12,049 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Attica, Athens
Tetradrachm circa 479-475, AR, 22 mm, 16.77 g. Head of Athena r., wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with tiny spiral on the bowl. Rev. AΘE Owl standing r., head facing; in l. field, olive sprig and crescent. All within incuse square. Starr Group I, 5 = Seltman Group N, 412 (this coin). HGC 4, 1592.
Very rare. A very interesting portrait and a superb old cabinet tone, metal flaws, otherwise good very fine

Ex Gemini VII, 2011, 367; Gemini XIII, 2017, 42 and CNG 114, 2020, 161 sales. From the Charles Seltman, Jonathan P. Rosen and Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred E. Mirsky collections.



Estimate: 3000 CHF