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Message:: [QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8205992, member: 86498"]This is my PI style Owl. I believe it to be a PI V. After reading Kroll The Reminting of Athenian Silver Coinage, 353 BC I decided I needed to have one of these coins. Apparently the coins were struck on flans which were made up of older Owls which were folded over and then struck with fresh dies. I was utterly amazed that such a process was even feasible. Afterall the Owls of the mass coinage period have rather thick flans. So by studying the images in his article and then looking at some Owls held in the trays of the Staatlich Munzsammlung Munchen I was able to determine what these coins would actually look like. Athens Ar Tetradrachm353-290 BC Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rv Owl standing right head facing. 17.17 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1438509[/ATTACH]As these coins tend to be rather dumpy and crude, I had to compromise. I wanted a clear PI and I wanted to see evidence of the folded flan as well.[/QUOTE]