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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7768393, member: 86498&quot;]Athens Ar Tetradrachm 392-380 BC Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right with profile eye. Rv Owl standing left head facing. HGC 1598 17.12 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1332098[/ATTACH]I always refer to this coin as &quot;Doll Face&quot; for obvious reasons. These transitional owls marks the resumption of full scale production of silver coins by Athens something it had not done since the defeat by Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. As noted there are a number of distinct styles. Also the coins are rather crudely engraved. This may indicate some haste in the production of these coins. As interesting is that the only concession to modernity is the adoption of a profile eye, the rest of the coin looks very much like some of the issues during the later period Flament III mass coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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