ANCIENT - Greek - ID: 141

Submitter: Federico Pastrone

Added: 1997-11-26

Poids: 17 g

ATTICA. Athens.

AR-Tetradrachm.
Av.: Head of Athena to r., wearing close-fitting Attic helmet decorated with scroll.
Rv.: Owl within incuse square, facing, to l. olive sprig.
17,28 g.

BoC: 18/1, 1993, p.28.

FAKE – Clearly inspired by Seltman´s Group H. It may be a trial piece in an attempt to copy one of the glorious archaic Athenian tetradrachms of the British Museum, Seltman 300 or 301. The counterfeit is not convincing despite artificial corrosion.