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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4281945, member: 110226&quot;]I like this period for the style of Athena and the owl, the quality of the flans, as well as the execution of the strike.&nbsp; Much more care seems to been used during this time, compared to later mass production owls.&nbsp; Much of the decline seems to be connected to the Peloponnesian War, as well as major construction projects, including building the wall connecting Athens to her port.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the breath of my interest goes beyond that period to include all periods, as well as imitations of Attic coinage, a true reflection of the scope and power Athens had for most of the 5th century BCE.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I like trade coinage, and the Athenian tetradrachm was the paramount trade coin of the late 6th to the late 3rd century, along, to a lesser degree, with the stater of Aegina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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