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34 ATTICA. ATHENS. Tetradrachm circa 449-440 BC. 17,18 g. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet
decorated with olive leaves and spiral palmette // Owl, with closed wings, standing r. with head facing; in
upper field l., olive twig and crescent moon; all within incuse square. Svoronos pl. X, 15; Dewing 1593.
Charming style. Extremely fine 1.000.-
Provenance: Auction Naville Numismatics 57, London (UK), 26 April 2020, lot n°114.

35 ATTICA. ATHENS. Tetradrachm circa 431 BC. 16,97 g. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet
decorated with olive leaves and spiral palmette // Owl, with closed wings, standing right with head facing;
in upper field left, olive twig and crescent moon; all within incuse square. Dewing 1591; Svoronos pl. XIV.
Extremely fine 1.000.-
Provenance: Fixed Prices List Adolph Hess AG, Lucerne (Switzerland), September 1982, lot n°8.

36 ATTICA. ATHENS. Drachm circa 460-455 BC. 4,17 g. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet decorated
with olive leaves and spiral palmette // Owl, with closed wings, standing right with head facing; in upper
field left, olive twig and crescent moon; all within incuse square. SNG Berry 676.
Very fine - extremely fine with charming toning 250.-
Provenance: Auction Jean Vinchon, Paris (France), 25 February 1980, lot n°43; Fixed Prices List Adolph Hess AG,
Lucerne (Switzerland), September 1982, lot n°10.

37 ATTICA. ATHENS. Tetradrachm 160-159 BC. 16,78 g. New style coinage. ATE / AXA / IOS / ELI /
APOLLONO. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with aphlaston,
Pegasus above undecorated upturned cheek flap, protomes of four horses above visor // Owl standing
facing on overturned amphora. Thompson 426 f. Very fine 250.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 247, Lucerne (Switzerland), 29 June 1978, lot n°132.
38 ATTICA. ATHENS. Drachm 170-169 BC. 4,17 g. New style coinage. Head of Athena right, wearing
triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with aphlaston, Pegasus above undecorated upturned cheek flap,
protomes of four horses above visor // Owl standing facing on overturned amphora. BMC 43, 354 var.
Extremely fine 500.-
Provenance: privately purchased in from Marcus Höllersberger at Gorny & Mosch in Munich (Germany) on 18 August 1983

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