Niketes Athens Thompson 1961 929-962, Silver, struck at Athens, 98–97 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested attic helmet decorated with a palmette, griffin and foreparts of four horses. Reverse: owl standing, head facing, on an amphora chouette debout, la. Weight about g.
| mint | Athens | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Xenokles athens | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a palmette, griffin and foreparts of four horses
reverse
Owl standing, head facing, on an amphora Chouette debout, la
specimens (3)
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Cite this coin
Niketes Athens Thompson 1961 929-962 (athens.thompson_1961.929-962), 98–97 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/niketes-athens-thompson-1961-929-962/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA