Attica, Athens, Silver Tetradrachm quartered shield of arms in

quartered shield of arms in crowned garter

1 January 1801

Some lustre

Very light traces of double-striking on obverse

as good a Bristol Mint Shilling as we can ever recall seeing of this date

Attica, Athens, Silver Tetradrachm quartered shield of arms inAttica, Athens (c. 454 404 B. C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and a palmette, rev. AE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive sprig and a crescent behind; all within and incuse square, 17. 21g., 9h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). With much of the crest of the helmet visible, lightly toned, good very fine to nearly extremely fine.