GS86163. Silver tetradrachm, Van Alfen New p. 53 & pl. 7, 16 (this coin); Kroll Pi-Style p. 244, fig. 8; Flament p. 126, 3; SNG Cop 63; SNG Munchen 96; SNG Delepierre 1479, VF, tight flan typical for the type, bumps and marks, test cut on each side with corresponding flattening on the opposite side, areas of mild porosity, Athens mint, weight 17.041g, maximum diameter 21.4mm, die axis 270
o, 353 - c. 340 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right with eye seen in true profile, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and pi-style floral scroll, pellet in ear; reverse owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left, AΘΕ downward on right, all within incuse square;
Van Alfen New plate coin, ex David Hendin;
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