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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 8103128, member: 112342&quot;]While it is not my first owl, it is certainly my best owl!</p><p>Ever since I got a budget example of an intermediate owl, I&#039;ve wanted to add the iconic classic owl minted during the peak of Athens. But it needs to be free of any test cuts and the wear shouldn&#039;t take away the eye appeal, but mainly it should cost me less than $1000 (only because there are so much owls out there that I can&#039;t even justify paying $500 for such a common coin in fair condition), although I was sure I&#039;ll come across one, but not anytime soon.</p><p>However last month I saw a coin that ticked all the boxes and before I knew anything, Athena was in my cart and she charged me quarter of a grand, although effectively ending anymore purchases for this year, I regret nothing!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409149[/ATTACH]</p><p>25 mm, 16.3g</p><p>Ex Steve McBride, Incitatus coins.</p><p>Classical Owl Type B, similar to the one from SNG Munich 52.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin looks really good in hand (although a bit of horn silvering above owl&#039;s head which thankfully doesn&#039;t distract) and I also just love the black patina which gives off that &#039;circam&#039; effect as [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] puts it.</p><p>While the description didn&#039;t have anymore attributions other than the mass and diameter, I had to look it up. Given there are tons of varieties, I know it would be a hard task, but after searching for a close match, luckily I came across this <a href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/" rel="nofollow">website</a>, I saw a coin that resembled mine the closest with similar sharp nose and short smirking lips on Athena, and on the reverse, an apparent lack of dot on owl&#039;s forehead with exact wing structure, but the most convincing one was the ethnic, with wide spacing and an almost non-existent dot in theta. I also found the same coin on <a href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Greek/Attica-Athens/Attica-Athens.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beastcoins.com/Greek/Attica-Athens/Attica-Athens.htm" rel="nofollow">Beastcoins.com</a></p><p>Could mine be a die match?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> or at least made during the same place/period?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409156[/ATTACH]</p><p>Anyway I now officially have a parliament of owls, HOOT HOOT...[ATTACH=full]1409157[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your owls![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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