Thank you for the link to the NY Times article. I certainly abhor the looting of cultural sites and museums. They are criminal acts not only...
Yes, the Owl on the reverse is very nicely detailed and of somewhat higher relief when compared to other mass production tetradrachms. The...
A lovely Owl!
Here's an update on the saga with US Customs at JFK Airport, where their TIER / Special Operation Unit is detaining a Qatatban tetradrachm that...
Yes, there was some "grade inflation" on the part of Ars, but I am more interested in determining whether or not this con came from Athens or...
You could very well be correct. I've read, from different sources, that the only way to validate whether a plated owl is through die match with...
Back in November 2018, I purchased an imitative owl from Ars Coins of Vienna, via MA Shops. The coin was described as a Pharaonic Kingdom...
Thanks for the information. A sizeable hoard of these coins was uncovered in 1994. I know that these tetradrachms and minor denominations have...
So, the value is over $,2500. My shipment's value, assuming that Athena used the purchase amount, is $400. So, it seems to me that the letter is...
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