That's an impressive hoard of drachms and tetradrachms! I cannot afford to buy an entire hoard, so I must be satisfied purchasing individual...
Thank you for the link.
I agree. The OP coin could be Athenian in origin. But, based on my experience viewing lots of Athenian classical owls, the OP coin is...
For those not familiar with the main types of Athenian owls, here a basic introduction: Archaic (circa 515 - 480 BC) [ATTACH] Classical (After...
Thank you. As with other ancient coins, centering and strike are important. The Athenians used fairly narrow flans, so some die detail much more...
Happy 2023! To maintain my owl addiction, I picked up this slabbed (came this way) owl on eBay on December 26th. In addition to being in nice...
That's a good buy. I probably lowballed my estimate. As for investment - that's a secondary consideration, at best, I think. Enjoy the coin....
Here's a high grade standardized classical owl that came from an auction a few years ago. This coin is not slabbed. In 2019 it cost me £600,...
My pleasure!
The wear is light and even. I tend to collect "mid grade" coins. With Athenian owls I leave the super high grade, full or nearly full crest...
That's a very nice coin. The centering is excellent for a later standardized classical owl. I don't view the NGC grades with any great...
It is interesting reading this article with the Reformation and the struggle between emerging Protestantism and the established Church of Rome....
Nice work! Those coins are very appealing.
I'm not sure what the typical hammer length is, having never seen one. I would guess that the hammer length had to be an optimal one to assure...
Yes, the die shifted during the striking, causing a slight doubling. That's common for these coins. The reverse (owl) side was the hammer die...
Thank you so much for this informative and well illustrated article. The mining prints remind me of the double thaler with a mining scene, bought...
As a companion to the lovely 1815 4 soles posted by Eduard today, here's the 8 soles, purchased many years ago from Karl Stephens Argentina, 8...
Nice owls! Those nine coins are really nice acquisitions. Congrats!
Thanks! I've been collecting coinage of Athens, 99.99% tetradrachms for many years. Branching into the imitations has really expanded the field...
That's a beautiful coin and wonderful photographing.
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