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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4493370, member: 110226"]Here's what I am pretty sure is an imitative tetradrachm of Athens. It came in a NGC holder, with the reverse appearing in front, apparently because there's a small scratch on the cheek. I'm a purist and believe that a coin should be viewed with the obverse first, regardless of any flaws. So, I cracked the slab open and removed the coin. Since then the coin has started to toned over, so, while the scratch is still visible, it does not stand out as much as when the coin was all shiny and "beautified" through the cleaning process.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, by the way, was part of the "Parliament Collection", so it is very likely from the gigantic hoard of Athenian tetradrachm that came out of Turkey.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin weighs 16.8 grams, and is approximately 23.5 mm in diameter. The reverse to obverse orientation is 5 h. The date is c. 440 BC, perhaps a bit later.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of this tetradrachm is interesting. It definitely has "eastern" characteristics, but it also seems to have been patterned after an earlier design, possibly an early post Starr Group V mass production coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The execution of this coin was done with great care and the portrait of Athena is bold and expressive (in a very eastern way), something that look for in this type. The owl, too, is well done, leaning to the right, peering at us through the ages and in relative high relief, in keeping with the style of the early mass production owls. There is also a die chip just above the owl.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping to post a thread in the near future that centers on the coinage of the Peloponnesian War.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4493370, member: 110226"]Here's what I am pretty sure is an imitative tetradrachm of Athens. It came in a NGC holder, with the reverse appearing in front, apparently because there's a small scratch on the cheek. I'm a purist and believe that a coin should be viewed with the obverse first, regardless of any flaws. So, I cracked the slab open and removed the coin. Since then the coin has started to toned over, so, while the scratch is still visible, it does not stand out as much as when the coin was all shiny and "beautified" through the cleaning process. This coin, by the way, was part of the "Parliament Collection", so it is very likely from the gigantic hoard of Athenian tetradrachm that came out of Turkey. This coin weighs 16.8 grams, and is approximately 23.5 mm in diameter. The reverse to obverse orientation is 5 h. The date is c. 440 BC, perhaps a bit later. The style of this tetradrachm is interesting. It definitely has "eastern" characteristics, but it also seems to have been patterned after an earlier design, possibly an early post Starr Group V mass production coin. The execution of this coin was done with great care and the portrait of Athena is bold and expressive (in a very eastern way), something that look for in this type. The owl, too, is well done, leaning to the right, peering at us through the ages and in relative high relief, in keeping with the style of the early mass production owls. There is also a die chip just above the owl. I am hoping to post a thread in the near future that centers on the coinage of the Peloponnesian War. [ATTACH=full]1114838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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