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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 7835656, member: 104741&quot;]Nice! Congratulations. And a great portrait, [USER=92983]@roman99[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Owls can be elusive, experience has taught me. If only because, at that price point, they have to compete with many other coins that grab your attention.</p><p>Finally, I could no longer resist. After a few failed bids, I landed on this one: [ATTACH=full]1347086[/ATTACH]</p><p>Whoever wielded the hammer on my coin did so convincingly and enthusiastically, as is testified by the many splits and cracks (the edge crack on 2h on the reverse goes all the way through the flan till halfway down the &#039;A&#039;) On the upside: as a result the owl sits nicely and snugly tucked away within his incuse square (just as I like it<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) and the bird looks as fresh and lively as it did 2450 years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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