Obverse:
Athena wearing an ornamented helmet.
Reverse:
Owl standing on a olive twig, a cresent on
the upper left and "AOE" in front.
History:
This gold coin was struck during the great
siege of Athens in 296 BC from gold stripped
from the statue of Athena in the Parthenon.
They were issued by the tyrant Lachares to
pay his troops during the siege of Athens
by Demetrius 'the besieger'. Only a very few
examples are known, making this coin excessively
rare.
Minted:
296 BC.
Diameter:
1.5cm
