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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2684518, member: 51347&quot;]Mine has been TESTED and is a TRUE Athenian Owl!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]600757[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]600759[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient traders pounded Bankers&#039; Marks to ensure it was silver, and to let everyone know that this was a true Owl.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It seemed most bankers marks were on the Owl, as that was to &quot;insult&quot; the Athenians.&nbsp; Many times there was a chop between the Owl&#039;s eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it was bad luck to punch Athena, as she was a Goddess in the Greek world, and you did not want to anger her... So, since these Tets are punched in Athena&#039;s face, they were possibly tested outside the Greek world at that time...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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