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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael Stolt, post: 7842887, member: 100445&quot;]Not long ago I acquired my first Athenian owl, and it did not take long for a second one to follow. Having read a bit more on the transitional and pi-style owls - I have gotten really interested in them, so it looks like I am starting a new sub collection outside of Roman Republican coinage <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This beautiful specimen went under the hammer today at the Stack&#039;s Bowers ANA auction, and I was lucky enough to win it after a very heavy bid war with a floor bidder. It ended quite a lot above what I expected, but all and all I am very happy having won it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is accompanied by a good provenance back to 1975, and a gorgeous cabinet toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1349534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 350-297 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.18 gm).</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena with eye in true profile right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves above visor and pi-style palmette.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all in square incuse.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: HGC-4, 1599; Kroll-Unlisted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex: Superior (2/1975) Lot # 1979.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>I am also sharing some fresh photos of the first owl I recently received:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1349539[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>ATTICA. Athens. Ca. 393-370 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.18 gm, 8h).</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena with eye in true profile right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves above visor and floral scroll on bowl.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all in square incuse.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: HGC 4, 1598. SNG Copenhagen 63.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance: Ex Stack&#039;s Bowers and Ponterio, NYINC Sale 173 (8 January 2013), lot 160; Demarete Collection (Clain-Stefanelli).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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