406, Lot: 302. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ATTICA, Athens. Circa 465/2-454 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 4.18 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, with spread tail feathers; olive sprig behind; all within incuse square. Starr Group V.B; HGC 4, 1596. VF, toned, some porosity and tiny banker’s mark on obverse.

From the WN Collection, purchased from Salamanca Rare Coins, Hobart, Tasmania, 12 October 2005.