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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 4485493, member: 74282&quot;]I&#039;ve wanted an Athenian Owl for a very long time, really since I first started collecting, but I always felt examples I liked were a little too expensive and it&#039;s hard for me to justify diverting so much cash away from my Roman Republic coins. The recent hoard has made these coins much more affordable and after seeing hundreds(no exaggeration) of examples at NYINC, I decided it was time to get one if I could find a nice example without the retail markup. I finally managed to win this example at CNG back in March and I am extremely happy with it. I don&#039;t usually do videos, but I feel that coins like this should really be seen in-hand where one can experience the relief and heftiness, and since I can&#039;t really go anywhere or share it with anyone in-person, a video is the next best thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]d7iBKnM9KW0[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who prefer a photo, here&#039;s CNG&#039;s photo of this coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113558[/ATTACH] </p><p>Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm(23mm, 17.23 g, 1h) Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; ΑΘΕ to right; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. </p><p><br /></p><p>As always, feel free to share anything relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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