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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 1968163, member: 44357&quot;]I had intended to wait to post this new acquisition in a thread this weekend but I&#039;ll let it out early. I&#039;ve been looking for the &quot;right&quot; early transitional owl for quite a while, specifically one of Starr Group V-A which has the most aesthetically pleasing owl in my eyes. This one fit the bill and has the added bonus of being high grade and a particularly well-centered reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/AthensOwl_zps59e2601f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Attic, Athens; 465-462 BC, Tetradrachm, 16.82g. Starr Group. V. A. 166c (same reverse die). Head of Athena right, with frontal eye and smooth loop of hair over forehead, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss / ΑΘΕ, owl with three tail feathers standing three-quarters right, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, outlines of square die visible. Struck in high relief and well centered. Exceptionally beautiful detail. EF</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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