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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 01-05-2009, 09:03 PM   #1 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: Athens Owl (fake?) Howdy peeps, I got this in a while ago and I promised to post it when it came in: http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=001pt0.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=002nm3.jpg A friend is concerned about certain surface problems so look at it closely and also, any recommendations as to who to send it to for authentication? Ribbit   01-05-2009, 09:32 PM   #2 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: You could also post it at the forum's board http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php   01-05-2009, 11:34 PM   #3 (permalink) jaceravone Member     Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 3,378 My Mood: Man, HT, I hope it isn't. I remember when you bought that....you were so excited. It looks nice, but I don't know jack about ancient coins. __________________ "These are the times that try men's' souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Thomas Paine, Intro to the The Crisis, December 19, 1776   01-05-2009, 11:45 PM   #4 (permalink) stainless CONSVL     Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: T-Town Beat Down, Michigan Posts: 3,153 My Mood: Looks ok to me. Can you get a pic of the sides? stainless __________________ Will trade coins for cake recipes.   01-05-2009, 11:53 PM   #5 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: I will take N-S-E-W shots tomorrow of both sides and post them. I know so very little about these so I don't know what to look at to tell if it's real or not but I felt good about the seller and he guaranteed it authentic. I don't take many chances any more but this one begged me to buy it. And I don't collect ancients, lil-lone silver. Ribbit   01-05-2009, 11:55 PM   #6 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by randygeki You could also post it at the forum's board http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php Thanks Randy! I did and I'm now waiting on the ancients in the ancients to speak up. Ribbit   01-05-2009, 11:57 PM   #7 (permalink) Harryj Supporter**   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,931 My Mood: don't know anything about ancients...and still learning on US coins, but welcome back toad nice to have you back. __________________   01-06-2009, 12:46 AM   #8 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Harryj don't know anything about ancients...and still learning on US coins, but welcome back toad nice to have you back. Hey Harry, I only know enough to know I don't know enough but I liked this little gal and couldn't resist. Ribbit   01-06-2009, 02:51 AM   #9 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,660 My Mood: Important questions - size? weight? Bad news first? The style of Athena is, well, different. It doesn't match with the tetradrachms that I'm used to seeing. But it does look familiar. Now the good news - it doesn't match any of the fakes in the Forvm gallery! __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   01-06-2009, 07:29 AM   #10 (permalink) scottishmoney Yep   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Krasny Vostok Posts: 2,533 The one thing that admittedly raises concern is the way the eyes are formed on Athena, that doesn't look typical of the way they were done on the tetradrachms. The style of Athena is also unusual, but might be more in line with very late issue classical style tets that were issued just prior to the NS or new style tets that came out in the 3rd century. __________________   01-06-2009, 09:03 AM   #11 (permalink) Drusus Pecunia non olet     Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 2,922 My Mood: My first impression is fake, as stated by others, the style doesnt look right...I am not an expert my any means though so take that with a grain of salt. __________________ Pecunia in arbotis non crescit Last edited by Drusus; 01-06-2009 at 09:37 AM.   01-06-2009, 11:27 AM   #12 (permalink) GeorgieB Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Im no pro, but it does look fake to me, but thats based entirely on presumption. Without side images and dimensions, weight, etc.. I cant say much more. [IMG]http://www.********.com/img/4e9cec1f583056459111d63e24f3b8ef.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.********.com/img/05546b0e38ab9175cd905eebcc6ebb76.png[/IMG]   01-06-2009, 04:52 PM   #13 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: The seller I bought this from has sold 2 others that are different than the one I have and has one for sale now, that is also different. Past Auctions: http://cgi.ebay.com/athens-owl_W0QQi...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/athens-owl_W0QQi...QQcmdZViewItem Current Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/athens-owl_W0QQi...QQcmdZViewItem He has others that are questionable so that bothers me and is why I'd like to get mine authenticated. Ribbit   01-06-2009, 10:14 PM   #14 (permalink) Drusus Pecunia non olet     Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 2,922 My Mood: yeah, that seller does not fill one with a lot of confidence __________________ Pecunia in arbotis non crescit   01-06-2009, 10:32 PM   #15 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,447 My Mood: Toad , don't know anything about these , hope it's legit , just glad to see you posting again . rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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