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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2205664, member: 37707&quot;]I find it astounding when supply has no bearing on demand. The Classical Tetradrachm from Athens is essentially the poster girl for Ancient Numismatics. Although millions are in existence and easily available, the cost is abnormally inflated. The only other coin I believe has the same irrational inflation may be the Tiberius Denarius (Tribute Penny.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Around the age of 10, in my US collecting years, my grandfather gave me a numismatic magazine; on the cover, the Athens Tetradrachm. I read a short article detailing the importance. My only thought: &quot;it&#039;s thousands of years old, it has to be thousands of dollars.&quot; I continued collecting US. 6 years later, an individual from my church found out I collected coins and gave me his widow&#039;s mite; the ancient fever was on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward to 2 months ago, and I&#039;m fervently looking for an example with eye catching style, an inclusion of the devices I want on flan, and of course, a decent price. Referring back to the Benveniste&#039;s post about a $1000 buck owl, what better place to look than CNG?</p><p><br /></p><p>I knew, like with 99% of Athens tets, that I wasn&#039;t going to get all of the Obv design on flan. Although, there are several examples I&#039;ve seen with full details on the Rev; all nearly falling within a nearly perfect incuse. The search was on. Turns out, most people bidding care about the nose or a centered face; so proves the auction results. I found my coin within 3 auctions. At first I thought I was taking a loss with the nose falling off flan, but after looking through several results, I can&#039;t find many others that provide as much “crest” as the one I acquired. Since then, I&#039;ve been more than happy with the Obv and am extremely happy with the all devices appearing, well centered, on the Rev. The Obv deposits and Rev toning provide decent eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430238[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens. </b>Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; AθE in right field; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.</p><p><br /></p><p>*I thought I&#039;d go with an AJ&#039;esque reflection. Gives the photo depth and a 3D feel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else have an example of searching for a specific coin, with certain devices?</p><p><br /></p><p>-Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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