Here's another acquisition from MA Shops, Dr. Busso Peus, back in 2019. Stephen Colbert remarked earlier this month that we're only into March of 2020, and he is already nostalgic for 2019. Getting back to the coin, it is an early mass production owl with a good obverse and reverse. There seems to be a little bit of corrosion or die rust to one of the leaves on the reverse, but the owl is nice and well centered. Weight: 17.18 grams Grade: Near EF The music of Bach is always a good tonic, pandemic or no pandemic.
I am almost done with my 90 day trial. How do I cancel my subscription to 2020? Beautiful coin, @robinjojo. Hopefully one day I will own one as well. Also, Bach is great for almost any time.
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Nice early transition owl, @robinjojo. Are you specifically collecting owls of this time period? Here is another of mine. Poorer condition with scratch, but I like the Athena portrait, and the price is good back then.
For my taste, JSB is too intense and intellectually demanding...(HEY, LISTEN TO ME!) For background I find Erik Satie's set of Gymnopedies work quite well. 'Taste' whatcha gonna do? Very interesting Owl & I likey, J.T.
I like this period for the style of Athena and the owl, the quality of the flans, as well as the execution of the strike. Much more care seems to been used during this time, compared to later mass production owls. Much of the decline seems to be connected to the Peloponnesian War, as well as major construction projects, including building the wall connecting Athens to her port. But the breath of my interest goes beyond that period to include all periods, as well as imitations of Attic coinage, a true reflection of the scope and power Athens had for most of the 5th century BCE. I like trade coinage, and the Athenian tetradrachm was the paramount trade coin of the late 6th to the late 3rd century, along, to a lesser degree, with the stater of Aegina.
That's a beautiful tetradrachm and an even more beautiful concerto. Since I, too, am already reminiscing about 2019, here are a less stellar owl I acquired last summer as well as a sonata by Bach's less well-known friend, colleague, and competitor Sylvius Leopold Weiss, whose music I very much like. Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, ca. 440s–430s BC. Obv: head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev: AΘE; Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. 24mm, 17.14g. Ref: Kroll 8. Ex Leu, Webauktion 8, lot 232.
That cut goes almost all the way through the coin? Surprised you can't see distortion on the reverse.
Very nice Sonata. I could get used to this. Viewing coins, listening to music...now, how about the wine??
If the flan is thick enough, the cut won't show on the other side, but there is clearly a flattening of the obverse resulting from the test cut no doubt.
