slow flying Pergamon Owl

Athena / Facing Owl on Palm Frond; Mysia Pergamon 200-100 BC

Small Bronze Coin, 200-100 AD, Mysien Pergamon
Obv - Helmeted head of Athena to right, star on helmet.
Rev - Owl standing on palm frond, facing, wings spread

Above - difficult to read due to over cleaning in places – ..H.. ..N..
Letters or monograms to left – AΓ and right – ME.
Letters below – ΠEPΓ, mint monogram of Pergamon​

VF
Sear 3966
Bronze
3.70 grams
15.3 X 17.1 X 3.2 mm, irregular flan
Sear 3966, Sear lists 5 coins with differences in letters. My coin is not an exact match. I chose this # due to letters below the palm frond.
VF, dark toning, well centered on small flan, good strike but cleaning may have removed some letters.
Bronze
3.70 g
15.3 X 17.1 X 3.2 mm, irregular shaped flan

I ordered this coin of April 8th and it arrived today. The coin was sent back to the seller. It made it here the 2nd try. This MA Shop seller added an interesting note at the bottom of his web page:

Because of Corona disease there will be shipping only once a week. There will be no shipping to China, Macao, Hong Kong, USA and Canada.​

 

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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

 

Good to see it came like my Henry V Groat. Stranger your seller won't ship to U.S. anymore. I haven't run into that problem, yet. My problems have all been Florida for whatever reason. I just won't buy from there for the time being.

Here is my bronze owl.


MYSIA.,Pergamon (200 - 133 B.C.)
Æ16
O: Helmeted head of Athena right.
R: AΘΗ-ΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, owl standing facing on palm, with wings spread, A monogram left and AP right.
3.6g
16mm
SNG von Aulock 1375-6 var; SNG Copenhagen 388 var

 

Here's the one I ordered cheap,


And then did a caustic soak...I know the pic is overexposed, and the coin is stripped, but it will tone...

 

My wife gave me this one as a Christmas present:

 

This thread has demonstrated well the variety of these coins.

 

Nice Facing Owl with spread wings, @rrdenarius ! I always thought those were cool designs.

I do not have one from Mysia.

Here is my only facing owl, and none with wings spread... bummer


Athens Attica 454-404 BCE ARr hemidrachm 16mm 2.08g Athena frontal eye - facing Owl wings closed olive branches COP 70 SG 2528

 

Interesting pic's thanks all

 

I did this 2 1/2 years ago, here's how it looks now. I added a drop of linseed oil and massaged it in and wiped it before I took the pic.