Pontos Amisos - Tyche with Owl reverse. Post some cute Hoot Owls

I haven’t posted many coins lately but this little owl coin spoke to me at the Danbury Connecticut show. The coin looks like several from a recent hoard which was cleaned in recent years. Unfortunately, like so many it’s struck a little off center on a tight flan so we miss most of the ΠEIΡA in exergue and the top of Tyche’s coiffure.

I still like the coin (mostly for the owl) & it was quite photogenic.



PONTOS, Amisos
AR Heavy Siglos (Drachma)
400 - 350 B.C.
5.66 gms, 17.5 to 20 mm
Obv: Head of Tyche left curreted
Stephanos & hair rolled within
double beaded boarder.
Rev: Owl standing on shield facing
with wings spread. AP-Z / H-Γ
in two lines below owl.
Grade: Nicely struck EF on good
metal. ΠEIΡA in exergue almost
completely off the flan.
Other: Sharp reverse with very clear owl feather details. Ex Pegasi coin from a private sale. SNG.BM. 1056v.


Got owls? Please post ‘em if you got ‘em.

 

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I like it and would love to have it.

SICILY, KAMARINA
Æ Tetras
OBV: Helmeted head of Athena left
REV: KAMA, owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard; three pellets in exergue
Struck at Kamarina, Sicily, 420-405 BC
2.9g; 15.2 mm
Calciati 33; BMC 40; SNG ANS 1229; SNG Cop 169

 

that is a nice one. i have 0 owl coins at the moment.

 

I bought one of those, too, and now wish I had held off for better centering. There certainly must be a hoard. I have been seeing several and most of off center.

 

That is a really cool coin @Collect89! Here's a cute hoot.


Syria, Seleukis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Æ14

 

Congrats, C89 => that's a super-sweet OP-Pontos-owl



Ummm, I have one as well ...



Wow, these are very pretty types, eh? (hmmm, this is probably my only "silver" Pontos?) ... I'll have to go check

 

A neat coin!

 

What a great owl! I never noticed before that it was standing on a shield. Very cool. I have an owl coin on its way to me that I'm really looking forward to. That one is standing on a helmet.

My favorite owl coin:


A double-bodied owl control symbol on this Corinth stater:

 

This rare Cilician obol rips off the reverse of the classical coinage of Athens.


CILICIA, Mallos. Obol. 425 BC? Weight: 0.73 g. Diameter: 8 mm.
Obv: Facing gorgoneion.
Rev: MAP. Owl standing left, head facing; olive sprig to right; all within incuse square.
cf. CNG E-338, lot 103; CNG E-274, lot 160.

The inscription MAP is probably short for ΜΑΡΛΟΤΑΝ, a name of Mallos. A rare Ammon/gorgon of Mallos in the collection of the American Numismatic Society has the same inscription and depicts a gorgon in the same style. The earliest coinage of Mallos is usually given as commencing 425 BC.

 

I love owls. I even like the modern word for "owl" in Greek: "koukouvagia." Just sounds cool. I've seen the ancient word for it, too, but can't recall what it is right now. Seems to me that it was much shorter. "Glaux," or something like that?

Back to coins: I've sometimes pondered if that should be my collection focus: any and all "koukouvagia."

 

Cool coin, Snible (a total winner)

Ummm, here are a couple more of my sweet owls ...

Troas, Sigeion, AE20



Phoenicia, Tyre, 1/24 AR shekel

 

Thanks for sharing all the interesting owl coins from the ancient World. The owl in this video can wildly change its appearance.

 

Wow, that's an interesting video.

 

Well since we're sharing owl videos, how about this? It's an OWL CAFE in Tokyo! If you've never heard of them, animal café's are spreading throughout the world. The idea was originally to give the people in the mega-cities in Asia a chance to be with animals. It started with Dog and Cat Cafes, then moved to things like Raccoon and yes, Owl Cafes. Here you go:

 

And by the way, it hurts me to the core to see such a violation of wildlife.
Ok, back to coins! Here's my owl:

 

Sicily Kalakte AE unit 2nd C BCE Head Athena in Helmet - Owl rev RARE


Athens 224-198 BC AE 12 Athena 2 Facing Owls RARE Agora 71


Sicily Kamarina AE 15mm 3.4g 420-405 BCE Athena Owl Lizard 3 dots Sear Gk 1063


Athens Owl AR Tet 17.3g 22.9mm x 6.8mm thick crud

 

I LOVE the OP !! I lost out on several of that type over the last several months...one day....

Anyway, wonderful 'owl posts' guys and here's a couple of mine:

 

Following Mikey Zee's selection :

 

Mysia, Pergamon
Coin: Bronze AE15
- Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet
AOH-NA [NI]KHFOROU - owl facing on palm, wings spread
Mint: Pergamon (200-133 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.44g / 15mm / -
References:

• SNG Copenhagen 343ff

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