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.