ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.50 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXII, 9’; Kroll 10; HGC 4, 1631. Faintly toned, test cut with loss of small portion of flan, some porosity, small scrapes on obverse. VF. Early post-454 drachm.

The certain elements of the style of this drachm, particularly the palmette on Athena’s helmet and the stance of the owl, suggest that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “frontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these features more closely resemble those found on the later groups of early-mid 5th century issues analyzed by Chester Starr.

Closing Date and Time: 16 April 2025 at 10:26:40 ET.

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