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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8010672, member: 110226&quot;]I want to add some more information on the classification that Seltman uses to distinguish group assignments.&nbsp; I really have not started reading this work in depth, instead skipping around to various chapters and especially looking at the plates.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are groups labeled Civic, Imperial, Paeonia, and Delphi, Attic and Cleruchy for the owls.&nbsp; These groups are assigned letters which are supposed to correspond to the time of production, from the earliest, 561 BC, to 480 BC for the archaic types. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the groups by letter for the owls. Note that Group N includes transitional archaic owls, and Group O includes early transitional classical owls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Group C, Attic Mint 561-556 BC</p><p>Group E, Paeonia, 555-546 BC</p><p>Group F, Paeonia, 546-536 BC (Distinguished from Group E on stylistic differences, especially with the obverse, the Group F owls having more of a modeling of the cheek and chin).</p><p>Group G, Gi, Imperial Mint, 546-527 BC, Ionic Style</p><p>Group G, Gii, Imperial Mint, 527-510 BC, Doric Style (Again, stylistic changes from sub-Group Gii in terms of larger head and other obverse design features).</p><p>Group H, Civic Mint, 527-510 BC (This group includes two very distinctive owls that he classifies as Delphi).</p><p>Group L, Civic Mint, 506-490 BC</p><p>Group M, Attic Mint, 506-490 BC</p><p>Group N, Imperial Mint 490-480 BC (Note - This group comprises the first owls with olive leaves above the forehead of Athena).</p><p>Group O, Civic Mint, circa 486 BC (Early classical owls, including the decadrachm issues).</p><p>Group P, Cleruchy in Euboea, 506-490 BC (These crude (&quot;rough&quot;) archaic owls were minted by Athenians living in Euboea, patterning their coins after Group L owls).</p><p><br /></p><p>Selman also has a few plate examples of non-Athenian and barbarous owl imitations.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, based on this information and looking at the plates, I think this owl is probably a Group Gi type:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1389738[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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