The Famous Athens Tetradrachm Nearly Full Crest
Attica/Athens Tetradrachmc. 440-404 BCNGC AUStrike 4/5 Surface 3/5 The Trade Coin of Antiquity In 454 BC, after military defeats in Egypt against the Persians, the Athenians moved their treasury to Athens from Delos, as it was considered safer terrain. This setback followed spectacular victories by the Athenians at Marathon (490 BC), and Thermopylae (480 BC). …