Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena, profile to the right; her helmet is ador...

Reverse: Owl standing profile to the right, holding sprig of olive in talo...

Collection: Arthur S. Dewing Collection
Context: Athens
Material: Gold
Denomination: Stater
Actual Weight: 8.58
Die Axis: 270 degrees
Date: ca. 406 BC
Region: Attica
Period: Classical


Obverse Type: Owl standing profile to the right, holding sprig of olive in talons; in left field, olive sprig and crescent

Collection History:

Found in Greece. Acq. New York, 1946.

Commentary: Published by E.S.G. Robinson, "Some Problems in the Later Fifth Century Coinage of Athens," ANSMN 9 (1960), pp. 1-15, pl. 1, 10.