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<p>[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 1167427, member: 24213"]If any coin is "the most famous" ancient coin, it would be this one. I waited a long time to find one that was priced low and still met my minimum condition requirements. I finally settled on...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]121360.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a few minor problems, and the often ubiquitous test cut in the owl's head, but it was a good find for the right price.</p><p><br /></p><p>For further (free online!) reading, you can read all about the series at <a href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/" rel="nofollow">http://rg.ancients.info/owls/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There's lots of research you can do online before you start shelling out for the often-expensive books on ancient coins (many of them have low print runs and prices quickly skyrocket). Figure out what areas interest you the most, then dig in to the printed literature.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want some good starter books, try the inexpensive six-volume series by Wayne G. Sayles, available through Amazon and other outlets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 1167427, member: 24213"]If any coin is "the most famous" ancient coin, it would be this one. I waited a long time to find one that was priced low and still met my minimum condition requirements. I finally settled on... [ATTACH]121360.vB[/ATTACH] It has a few minor problems, and the often ubiquitous test cut in the owl's head, but it was a good find for the right price. For further (free online!) reading, you can read all about the series at [URL]http://rg.ancients.info/owls/[/URL] There's lots of research you can do online before you start shelling out for the often-expensive books on ancient coins (many of them have low print runs and prices quickly skyrocket). Figure out what areas interest you the most, then dig in to the printed literature. If you want some good starter books, try the inexpensive six-volume series by Wayne G. Sayles, available through Amazon and other outlets.[/QUOTE]
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