Attic, Athens. Tetradrachm

Attic, Athens; ca. 440 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.19g. HGC-4, 1597, SNG Cop-31-40. Obv: Head of Athena r, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll. Rx: ΑΘΕ, Owl stg r, head facing; olive sprig with two leaves and one berry, crescent moon behind; all within incuse square.This is a highly desirable coin: an Athenian tetradrachm with a full crest, the image Athena perfectly centered on a broad flan. NGC AU 5 / 5-4