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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jb_depew, post: 2868475, member: 88227&quot;]I have always liked the iconic owl tet of Athens, and finally decided to buy one. This one flew in from London (picked up from a Roma auction a couple of months back). I was drawn to the full crest and archaic smile on the obverse. The owl and the theta are a little wimpy, but I&#039;m happy with my buy. It&#039;s lightly toned and a bit dirty (literally) - can anyone recommend a gentle cleaning method? You can see some encrusted dirt by the olive spring and in the letter E.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ULjGEZC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Athens AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Circa 454-404 BC</p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl.</p><p>Reverse: Owl standing right with head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent in upper left field, AΘE to right; all within incuse square. </p><p>References: Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31; Dewing 1591-8.</p><p>Size: 24mm, 10h.</p><p>Weight: 17.01g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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