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  1. GinoLR liked robinjojo's post in the thread Remembering Brian Wilson and the surfing owl.

    I'm not sure if I posted this thread before on this forum, but with the passing of Brian Wilson, I thought it would be nice do a little...

    Surfing owl 6-17-22.jpg Surfing owl 6-12-25.jpg Jun 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM

  2. GinoLR liked robinjojo's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    Yes, it is impossible to know whether the hoards are coming from one source or more than one. The common thread seems to be Syria,...

    Jun 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM

  3. GinoLR replied to the thread Is This Coin Fake?.

    I don't know if the copper color on the photo is a result of the light when the picture was taken or if, in your hand, it's actually...

    Jun 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM

  4. GinoLR replied to the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    It is interesting, IMO, to note that these lots of 5th c. BC Athenian owls apparently show no countermarks or test cuts. Unfortunately...

    Jun 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM

  5. GinoLR liked robinjojo's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    There has been an influx of what I guess falls under the umbrella of eastern imitation or pharaonic owls over the past few years. It...

    Athenian owls, more from Syrian hoard 6-24-21.jpg Owl group 10-2-24.jpg Owl group, Athenian easly classical and archaic 4-2-23.jpg Attica Classic Period Tetradrachm Hoard.1 - Syria 2019.png Jun 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM

  6. GinoLR attached a file to the thread Athenian Tetradrachm with Large Test Cut.

    Countermarks and test-cuts are very frequent on owls from hoards found in Egypt and the Middle-East. It seems they are much less...

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  7. GinoLR attached a file to the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    Solidus Numismatik (Munich) has lately auctioned 45 owls in Auctions 142 and 143. Some could be late 5th c. BC bona fide Attic issues,...

    upload_2025-6-11_9-21-25.png Jun 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM

  8. GinoLR liked robinjojo's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    The final series of owls, known as new style owls, were minted in the second to first centuries BC. They feature broad flans, a...

    D-Camera Athens new style tetradrachm,Caduceus rev., 164-5 BC, 17.0 g, 8-23-20.jpg D-Camera Athens tetradrachm new style Grapes c.168-5-50 BC Thompson 639c 16.7g 4-3-21.jpg D-Camera Athens new style tetradrachm, Antiochus, 163-2 BC, 16.8 g, 8-23-20.jpg upload_2025-6-10_8-28-27.png upload_2025-6-10_8-38-12.png Jun 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM

  9. GinoLR attached a file to the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    There was a hoard of hundreds of Attic owls discovered in 2010 in Rafah (Gaza strip). It contained several kinds of owls. Here are some...

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  10. GinoLR liked Bing's post in the thread learned something new: gorytos.

    [ATTACH] THRACE, PANTIKAPAION AE18 OBVERSE: Head of Pan left REVERSE: Bow and arrow Struck at...

    Pantikapaion 6.jpg Jun 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM

  11. GinoLR liked cmezner's post in the thread learned something new: gorytos.

    Thanks to https://rg.ancients.info/alexander/bronzes.html now I know what a gorytos is:) I was measuring and attributing this little...

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  12. GinoLR replied to the thread Anonymous Ilkhan silver dirham.

    I think the kalima on obv. reads "la ilah ila Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah" (there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the prophet of Allah".

    Jun 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM

  13. GinoLR liked Parthicus's post in the thread Anonymous Ilkhan silver dirham.

    [ATTACH] Ilkhans (Mongols of Persia). AR dirham 2.76 g, 21 mm). Possibly Tabriz mint. Time of Abaqa (1265-1282 CE/665- 680 AH), date...

    Ilkhans Abaqa.jpg Jun 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM

  14. GinoLR liked Cherd's post in the thread Share your rarest coin.

    Certainly not the prettiest coin around, but it's a Zenobia Tetradrachm. Based on how often I see coins of an individual come available,...

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  15. GinoLR liked Vess1's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.

    This was a major one checked off my want list. Looked at so many of these I got tired of looking at them. Finally I decided on this...

    Greek Owl Tet combined.jpg Jun 8, 2025
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