Description: Troas, Sigeion, 355 - 334 BC. Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly right / ΣΙΓΕ; owl standing right, head facing, crescent to left.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,66 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: SNG München 311-313; SNG Cop 496-497

Commentary: dark green patina, some roughness, great details

History: The name of Sigeion is derived from Ancient Greek and means "silent place" - it stood in sharp contrast to fierce storms for which the region was known.

Article Number: 037-03-08-41652