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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7767915, member: 19463&quot;]Before the hoard coins from the Classical period hit the market in such great numbers there was a considerable preference for coins of that late 5th century style when Athens was the most important city-state in the Greek world.&nbsp; These were the coins that circulated when Socrates, Aristophanes and Sophocles were active in the city and the economy thrived.&nbsp; When Athens lost the Peloponnesian War and access to the great silver mines, the coinage suffered.&nbsp; We used to consider the later &#039;chunky&#039; coins almost defective but many people wanted a coin from each major period to illustrate how Athens progressed through time.&nbsp; Those of us on a budget probably had a later coin because they were cheaper.&nbsp; My first owl (since having flown to another home) was afforded only because it had a test cut.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331953[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have never owned an archaic tetradrachm. My replacement Classical was struck on a thin flan and was not detailed on the owl. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331954[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I only had one later (chunky) tet lacking a test cut (those never bothered me as much as they did most people) despite the fact that there are several recognized date divisions in the 4th and 3rd century coins. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331955[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331965[/ATTACH] </p><p>When I got this last late period coin, it had been repaired filling in the shallow cut with a material that dissolved in acetone.&nbsp; I should have known better and looked more closely.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1331966[/ATTACH] </p><p>It would seem a good time to upgrade the Classical coin but I have not.&nbsp; I do find it interesting that there is someone who &#039;prefers&#039; the later coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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