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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 3521331, member: 44210&quot;]I had been wanting an example of this popular type for a while now, ever since I got serious about Greek coins. But it was coming across one that was nice but out of my price range that prompted me to consciously try to find an attractive Athens owl tetradrachm that was within my budget. I figured I had a challenge ahead of me since I wanted a classical type with as full of the portrait as possible, and that was problem-free, a good style, and well-struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at the usual spots for me (VCoins, eBay) and found a couple that I liked. But this time around I decided to check out auction venues to see if I could snag one this way. A bit of background: in my eight years of collecting I had never bought a single coin from an auction that wasn&#039;t eBay, [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER], or more recently, [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] . I browsed auctions from time-to-time, but I guess I was simply too comfortable with my usual sources to take the plunge. Fortunately, Roma Numismatics&#039; site seemed user-friendly, and their second to last e-sale was filled with plenty upon plenty of Athens tetradrachms to choose from. I chose several that seemed like ones that I could win. As time went on this list changed, and in the end I went for and won this lovely example, which I just received in hand today (almost had to wait until Monday as I was heading home and I got the text that the mailman had passed by already, but fortunately they were still in the neighborhood and I was able to receive my package).</p><p><br /></p><p>So, all-in-all, awesome coin, great service from Roma (thanks [USER=77960]@Rich Beale[/USER] !), and one happy camper <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attica, Athens</b></p><p>AR tetradrachm</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Helmeted head of Athena right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig to left, crescent behind, AΘE to right, all within incuse square</p><p><b>Date</b>: 454-404 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: SNG Copenhagen 31</p><p><b>Size</b>: 17.19g, 24mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]935016[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was so excited for my purchase that I even went and bought a 1 Euro coin depicting the owl reverse <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]935018[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Thanks for reading, and please share your owls!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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