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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1661891, member: 31620&quot;]<b>Athens, Silver tetradrachm</b>s</p><p>Obv:–&nbsp; Head of Athena right, droopy eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and&nbsp; bent-back palmette, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel&nbsp; curves.</p><p>Rev:– ΑΘΕ, right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square;</p><p>Minted in Athens from . B.C. 449 - 413.</p><p>Reference:– SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]245370.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]245371.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– Head of Athena right with eye seen in&nbsp; true profile, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves&nbsp; and floral scroll</p><p>Rev:– owl standing right, head facing, to right ATE in large lettering, to left olive sprig and crescent</p><p>Minted in Athens c. B.C. 393 - 370.</p><p>Reference:– Flamen p. 126, 1 (Pi I); Svoronos Athens plate 19, 17; SNG Cop -</p><p>Ex-Forum Ancient Coins</p><p>16.699g, 24.31mm, 270o</p><p><br /></p><p>The following information was provided with the coin:-</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Transitional style tetradrachms include all of the wide spectrum of&nbsp; variants with the eye in profile issued after the classic &quot;old style&quot;&nbsp; almond eye tetradrachms but before the broad thinner flan &quot;new style&quot;&nbsp; tetradrachms. Recent research has classified variations of the&nbsp; transitional style - Pi Type, Quadridigité Style, Heterogeneous Style&nbsp; and sub-groups of the styles, and proposed chronologies for the&nbsp; different styles and groups.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is the earliest transitional type, the first Pi style type,&nbsp; essentially identical to the &quot;old style&quot; with the exception of the eye&nbsp; in profile. The &quot;Pi&quot; designation is based on the P shape of the floral&nbsp; spiral and palmette ornamentation on the helmet bowl. The coin can be&nbsp; classified as Pi style, group 1. The floral ornament on examples this&nbsp; early do not yet resemble Pi.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]245375.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– Head of Athena right with realistic&nbsp; profile eye, wearing crested Attic helmet, earring and necklace, bowl&nbsp; ornamented with spiral and three olive leaves .</p><p>Rev:– ATE, right, Owl standing right, head facing, crescent and olive sprig with berry behind</p><p>Minted in Athens from . c.393-350 B.C. </p><p>Reference:– SNG Cop 64, SGCV I 2537</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]245372.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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