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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;happy_collector, post: 5245776, member: 100070&quot;]<b>#5.&nbsp; ATTICA. Ca. 440-404 BC. AR tetradrachm. Full Crest. </b></p><p>I decided to get a full crest to satisfy my love of classical Owl, and move onto other areas of interest.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218388[/ATTACH]</p><p>ATTICA. Athens. 440-404 BC. AR tetradrachm</p><p>26mm, 17.17 gm, 3h. Full Crest.</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll</p><p>Rev: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.</p><p>HGC 4, 1597. SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Kroll 8.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#4.&nbsp; ATTICA. 475-465 BC. AR tetradrachm. </b></p><p><b>Starr Group II.</b></p><p>Instead of looking for a Starr IV, I decided to jump “up” to Starr II, as it has the same hairstyle as Starr IV, but a different Owl.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218389[/ATTACH]</p><p>ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 475-465 BC. AR tetradrachm</p><p>(23mm, 17.15 gm, 12h).</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right with frontal eye and &#039;archaic smile&#039;, hair drawn in wavy line across forehead</p><p>Rev: AΘE, owl standing right; olive sprig with berry and small crescent moon behind, all within deep incuse square.</p><p>HGC 4, 1593. Starr Group II.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#3.&nbsp; Faustina Junior AE Sestertius 161-164 A.D. Rome Mint</b></p><p>I like this coin having a rather complete Faustina Junior hairstyle. Portrait is quite nice as well. Clear legend is not my big concern (portrait style is), so this coin is great for me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218391[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Sestertius 20.90g. 30mm. 161-164 A.D. Rome Mint</p><p>Obv: Draped bust, r., with circlet. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA</p><p>Rev: Juno standing l., holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet; S-C to either side.</p><p>RIC III 1645</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#2. ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 465-455 BC. AR tetradrachm. </b></p><p><b>Starr Group V-A</b></p><p>I like the archaic smile on this coin. I have another Late Transitional issue having a similar Archaic smile. However, I think this one is more “classic” than the transitional, so this one is on the list instead.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218392[/ATTACH]</p><p>ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 465-455 BC. AR tetradrachm</p><p>24mm, 17.11 gm, 6h</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three laurel leaves and vine scroll</p><p>Rev: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.</p><p>HGC 4, 1596. Starr Group VA.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#1. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater</b></p><p>I am looking for a Greek gold coin within my budget, and I think this stater works well. I believe this one is a lifetime stater, so it is a plus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218393[/ATTACH]</p><p>MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.58 gm, 7h).</p><p>Lifetime issue of Sardes, ca. 330/25-324/3 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Head of Athena right, hair falling loose and over left shoulder, upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long parallel crest ends</p><p>Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; griffin head and neck left in left field. Price 2533.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hope everybody have a great and safe December. </b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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