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Attica, Athens, 130/129 BC. AR New Style Tetradrachm (1

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
Attica, Athens, 130/129 BC. AR New Style Tetradrachm (1
Attica, Athens, 130/129 BC. AR "New Style" Tetradrachm (16.54 g). Head right of Athena, wearing triple-crested helmet, decorated with palmette and griffin. Reverse: Owl standing right on overturned amphora; in right field, gorgon head; all within olive wreath. SNG Cop 196; cf. Thompson 953d; Dewing 1650. Choice Very Fine. .

The dating of the "New Style" coinage is well treated in ANS MN 29. Here, we have used the traditional Thompson dating of 130/129 BC .
Estimated Value $300 - 400.