Ancient Greek coin ... help to determine what is it?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by bekiz, Sep 13, 2012.

  1. bekiz

    bekiz Member

    This is the coin ... I know it from Greece but no other info ...

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  3. Ripley

    Ripley Senior Member

    Difficult from the dark photo. Perhaps an Athenian Owl ????
     
  4. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

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  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    I still dont own any coins with an owl on them. Seen some AEs cheap but never bothered to buy one.
     
  7. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Great job Bill. I will admit I am pretty hopeless with most greek bronzes, especially if I don't have Plant nearby to help me. Even with that reference I am hit or miss finding them. Dang little buggers have tens of thousands of types, let alone variants.
     
  8. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    Bronzes are a pain. But even so, they're still easier than Greek silver fractions. Half of those are unpublished anyway.
     
  9. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

    I am going to be blunt - there are far more silver coins from Athens than there are bronze - especially nice collectable grade bronze. Same with Syracuse - the silver is fairly common, the bronze is almost as common - but nice AE's are scarcer than hen's teeth.
     
  10. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    I would love an athens silver, even one with a test cut that wasnt obtrusive to the design but they too are too $$ to me.

    I just dont pay much attention to greeks as I do the romans, but its mainly due to how many fakes there are, some very good. I tend to stick to AE greeks when I am in the mood to add a greek.

    But your right, the AE owls are usually rough.

    About the cheapest owl I could find and its pretty blah

    http://bargainbinancients.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1219
     
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