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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4797107, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, from time to time hoards do appear on the market.&nbsp; They seem to come in waves.&nbsp; This is certainly true for Athenian tetradrachms, due to their wide circulation throughout much of the ancient world.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the early 90&#039;s I came across a number of intermediate owls that were being sold by a local coin dealer.&nbsp; They all had the same &quot;hoard&quot; appearance.&nbsp; I bought several, but I am down to one now, having sold the others at various times to raise funds.&nbsp; I kind of sorry that I did that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read an article of some owls coming out of the Agora of Athens back in the 70&#039;s.&nbsp; Perhaps this coin is from that hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>17.1 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164874[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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