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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 3702824, member: 99531&quot;]My Classical owl was lonely, so I got her a friend!</p><p>She is no more or less wise than her older counterpart, but does have a few hundred years more history to reflect upon.</p><p>While she isnt as iconic or powerful as her predecessor, she is just as refined, elegant and worthy in every way.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my first purchase from Harlan Berk. The short videos are IMO a wonderful way to showcase the coin as it looks in hand. It certainly helped me feel confident about my purchase. I LOVE the deep strike and sharpness of detail, particularly the Athena&#039;s headdress. This is what I was looking for in a new style Tetradrachm above all other things, so was willing to live with the slight lack of toning - that should come back in time after all =)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=vimeo]344655407[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>(Mods, did I do that right? I do not want to infringe on copyrights)</p><p><br /></p><p>Attica, Athens, New Style; Magistrates Mened- and Epigeno-, Asklepios, c. 135/4 BC, Tetradrachm, 16.90g. Thompson-353, rev. like a which equals 352b, but neither of these coins is illustrated. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r. Rx: Owl standing r. on amphora, head front; ethnic and magistrates&#039; names l. and r., in l. field Asklepios standing l., leaning on serpent staff; third magistrate EΠIΓO in r. field (final O impinges on wreath), Z on amphora (written like sideways H), ME below; all within olive wreath. Right obverse field and cheek of Athena strongly cleaned. EF</p><p><br /></p><p>I really do think the New Style tets are an underrated type with a huge number of variations and nuances to choose from. Post them if you&#039;ve got them, or feel free to add any cultural or educational context to this issue of coins that ran from 164BC to 40BC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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