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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7866837, member: 86498"][USER=100445]@Michael Stolt[/USER] I cannot be certain that your owl is in fact Egyptian as it appears to be related to the cover coin featured on the book on Athenian coins authored by Flament[ATTACH=full]1355231[/ATTACH]As you can see your coin does exhibit the same shape of the eye as well as the small mouth seen on many Flament III coins. This coin one of mine displays some features that are similar. One thing that is more or less consistent with the Flament III's is that the central spike of the palment the floral decoration on the bowl of Athena's helmet is all but at the edge of the helmet.</p><p>Athens Ar Tetradrachm 416-410 BC Obv,, Helmeted head of Athena right. Rv. Owl standing right head facing. Flament III Obv III 16 R III d 17.20 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1355232[/ATTACH] In response to [USER=81093]@AussieCollector[/USER] there is a real issue trying to distinguish between the tetradrachms minted at Athens from those minted at either Asian or Egyptian mints. As there is no comprehensive study on the Athenian coinage there are many coins that exist in that happy "grey" area which can be very annoying to numismatists. Thus it does happen that a particular group of coins can wander from being considered to be official to being thought to be imitative and back again. The next two coins I believe to be imitative.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1355268[/ATTACH]<span style="color: #ff0000">THIS IS NOT MY COIN </span>This coin I believe to be imitative because of the treatment of the eye. It appears to have the outline of a pupil. This I have not seen on the official coins though some of the Flament III;s do have a faint raised pupil. Iam not certain where I found this image [ATTACH=full]1355271[/ATTACH] <span style="color: #ff0000">THIS IS NOT MY COIN </span>This is from a Kunker Auction held a few years ago. This one is easy as there is a letter engraved on the cheek of Athena. This coin is most likely from a Levantine mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7866837, member: 86498"][USER=100445]@Michael Stolt[/USER] I cannot be certain that your owl is in fact Egyptian as it appears to be related to the cover coin featured on the book on Athenian coins authored by Flament[ATTACH=full]1355231[/ATTACH]As you can see your coin does exhibit the same shape of the eye as well as the small mouth seen on many Flament III coins. This coin one of mine displays some features that are similar. One thing that is more or less consistent with the Flament III's is that the central spike of the palment the floral decoration on the bowl of Athena's helmet is all but at the edge of the helmet. Athens Ar Tetradrachm 416-410 BC Obv,, Helmeted head of Athena right. Rv. Owl standing right head facing. Flament III Obv III 16 R III d 17.20 grms 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1355232[/ATTACH] In response to [USER=81093]@AussieCollector[/USER] there is a real issue trying to distinguish between the tetradrachms minted at Athens from those minted at either Asian or Egyptian mints. As there is no comprehensive study on the Athenian coinage there are many coins that exist in that happy "grey" area which can be very annoying to numismatists. Thus it does happen that a particular group of coins can wander from being considered to be official to being thought to be imitative and back again. The next two coins I believe to be imitative. [ATTACH=full]1355268[/ATTACH][COLOR=#ff0000]THIS IS NOT MY COIN [/COLOR]This coin I believe to be imitative because of the treatment of the eye. It appears to have the outline of a pupil. This I have not seen on the official coins though some of the Flament III;s do have a faint raised pupil. Iam not certain where I found this image [ATTACH=full]1355271[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ff0000]THIS IS NOT MY COIN [/COLOR]This is from a Kunker Auction held a few years ago. This one is easy as there is a letter engraved on the cheek of Athena. This coin is most likely from a Levantine mint.[/QUOTE]
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