Do you have an Athenian owl tetradrachm? Post yours!

Well, I guess they can't all be winners, eh?

Man, it is always a bit sad when a fake shows-up ... the game is hard enough when you're competing for legitimate coins!!

 

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Do you know it was the first coin that had an obverse and reverse? I'm trying to remember where I read that.

Here's mine:

 

I don't think that's true. Several Ionian coins have distinct obverse and reverse designs dating from ~600 BC.

 

I'm working on where I got that information. In the meantime, go to http://athenianowlcoins.reidgold.com/forgeries.html for some really good information on fake Athenian Owl Coins with pictures.

 

My Owl. Authenticated by David R. Sear. c. 430-420 BCE. GCV 2526. goodVF.

 

Allow me to caution you against Reid Goldsborough's website. On the upside, he does cite and quote respected authorities. The downside is that he uses those to draw unsubstantiable conclusions of his own devising.

Goldsborough and I flamed each other on Rec.Collecting.Coins back in 2001, so I am not above self-interest in this, but just to say, get a teaspoon, measure some salt in it...

 

nice coins guys!I picked this one up off our friend N. Molinari a while back, full crested Athena has three test cuts, but like Doug Smith said the test cuts just add to the story. I love this piece!

 

I agree. I think it adds character and makes you think of the backstory of the cuts. I feel the same way about the Spanish Milled Dollar, but with just a few chop marks on it.

 

Very old thread..i didn't add mine back then so here's mine, this was the coin that got me sucked into Ancients.. haven't been buying much from the dark side lately, but i did buy a new coin this weekend, stay tuned.
Athens Greece 449-413 B.C.
Obv. Head of Athena right.
Rev. Owl
24x25 mm x 17.20g.

 

So everyone has the proverbial Silver Owl... Does anyone have a scarcer BRONZE owl from Athens?


Athens
224-198 BC
AE 12
Obv: Athena
Rev: 2 Facing Owls
Ref: Agora 71; Sear 2565
Comment: RARE

 

No bonze, just silver....sorry
But that was a B'day present from my wife : how to refuse ?


ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm
Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye
Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, all within incuse square. ΑΘΕ in the right field
24mm, 17.08 g, 8h
Ref : Kroll # 8; HGC # 4,1597
Ex. CNG

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I like the Owl coins so much i made pendants out of them!!


and Athena too!

 

Eng may be joking. I posted the following to this thread three years ago back on page 2. He was deadly serious. That bracelet is real.

 

My Athens tetradrachm is the "Extremely Fine" example in each volume of Oliver Hoover's Handbooks of Greek Coinage. For example, in Volume 2, Sicily, look on page ix.

 

One with a counterstamp




And one without that I need to take new pics - this is CNGs pic

 

Wow, H8 ... I absolutely "love" the sweet counter-stamp (wolf?)

=> it's awesome (I'm totally jealous of the c/m)

 

You know, if all of you sent me $5 I could have an Athenian owl of my own.

 

For far less than $5 you might have your own ol' owl !



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