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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3662880, member: 81093"]I'm sure I'll get this slightly wrong, and those more knowledgeable will jump into fine tune this response, but essentially a classical owl tetradrachm is one before around 350BC, whereas a late owl is after 350BC (roughly corresponding to before and after Alexander the Great).</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of style and quality, a classical owl has a more pleasant design and better quality strike, whereas a late owl almost looks like a barbaric imitation in comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an entry level classical owl from circa 450 to 400BC:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]984964[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an entry level (my) late owl from circa 350 to 300BC:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-11-27_14-18-7-png.850699/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Both are from Attica, Athens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3662880, member: 81093"]I'm sure I'll get this slightly wrong, and those more knowledgeable will jump into fine tune this response, but essentially a classical owl tetradrachm is one before around 350BC, whereas a late owl is after 350BC (roughly corresponding to before and after Alexander the Great). In terms of style and quality, a classical owl has a more pleasant design and better quality strike, whereas a late owl almost looks like a barbaric imitation in comparison. Here is an entry level classical owl from circa 450 to 400BC: [ATTACH=full]984964[/ATTACH] Here is an entry level (my) late owl from circa 350 to 300BC: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-11-27_14-18-7-png.850699/[/IMG] Both are from Attica, Athens.[/QUOTE]
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