Description: Aeolis, Temnos, 2nd - 1st century BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Athena Promachos standing right, brandishing shield and spear, T-A across fields.

Diameter: AE13 mm

Weight: 1,92 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: SNG von Aulock 1675

Commentary: dark patina, some roughness, good details

History: Athena Promachos ("fighting Athena") was a gigantic (30 feet) statue of Athena, which stood for nearly 1000 years on the Athenian Acropolis and was transported to Constantinople in 5th century AD, where it was finally destroyed by superstitious mob of Constantinople during the siege of the city by crusaders.

Article Number: 047-08-02-41652