TYPE Greek Imperial, Athens (Attica), ca. 264-7 AD, bronze AE20, 4.72g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Helmeted head of Athena to r. Rev: Athena holding Nike and spear, shield planted against the ground, Greek 'ATHENAION' ("of the Athenians") around REFERENCE: LE 1552v GRADING: VF+, edge flaw, couple of encrustation areas, scarce ORDER INFO: G2100, $130 A fine example of this elusive issue from the Imperial time of Athens, though the precise timing is under some dispute. The reverse here is believed to portray one of the most famous statues of all antiquity, Athena Promachos by Pheidias, that stood in the Acropolis.