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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8179520, member: 110226"]Your coin looks okay. The test cuts look deep enough to reveal silver, instead of a base metal core. </p><p><br /></p><p>Stylistically, your coin might be an eastern owl. These coins were produced in huge quantities in the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 5th through 4th centuries BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were usually in hoards that vary in size, so they were subject to the elements for thousands of years. So, many of these coins have some corrosion (pitting). Cleaning these coins, after their recovery, often goes too far, revealing the rough or pitted surfaces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Owls with most of their original surfaces still intact are quite scarce. Any attempt to remove the surface of this coin would be a disaster.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429790[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8179520, member: 110226"]Your coin looks okay. The test cuts look deep enough to reveal silver, instead of a base metal core. Stylistically, your coin might be an eastern owl. These coins were produced in huge quantities in the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 5th through 4th centuries BC. These coins were usually in hoards that vary in size, so they were subject to the elements for thousands of years. So, many of these coins have some corrosion (pitting). Cleaning these coins, after their recovery, often goes too far, revealing the rough or pitted surfaces. Owls with most of their original surfaces still intact are quite scarce. Any attempt to remove the surface of this coin would be a disaster. [ATTACH=full]1429790[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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