Most overpriced/ hyped coins/ relationship to avaliability

This one wins the award. More then 10K+ where discovered in a large hoard/ yet thes "common" coins go for 500-1500@

 

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I agree, the same goes for the Tiberius Tribute Penny.

 

I agree that the classical Owl is over-hyped. Pictures of classical Owl and the Alexander tetradrachm are the commonly seen in introductory history books on Greece. They become the obvious "introductory pieces" to potential ancient collectors.

 

I love the Owls, but they are overpriced. I have always wanted one - they are available everywhere in most any condition - but way more than they should be given the availability.

 

I saw one auction that had over a hundred of them/ all EF/MS/ yet most went 500+ euros.

 

Agreed. It's just iconic and its exposure through many means such as education that it comes up continuously. My recent encounter on Spotify:

 

That is quite the understatement, @panzerman. Even my mom, who knows nothing of numismatics, can immediately recognize an Athenian Tetradrachm.