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Coin of Athens with a view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos on the reverse

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Obverse: Bust of Athena to r., wearing Attic helmet. Reverse: view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos, seen from south; above center the Parthenon; l. the Chalkoteke? statue of Athena?
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics M&M Deutschland Auktion 11 7-8 Nov. 2002 lot 21 Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum David M. Robinson Fund
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Title: Coin of Athens with a view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos on the reverse
Description:
Obverse: Bust of Athena to r.
, wearing Attic helmet.
Reverse: view of the Akropolis and the theater of Dionysos, seen from south; above center the Parthenon; l.
the Chalkoteke? statue of Athena?.

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