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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 4539520, member: 81093"]Hi folks</p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to upgrade my owl, as in the end I wasn't 100% happy with the late(r) owl I originally purchased, which to be honest looks more like a barbarus/eastern/whatever imitation than it does an Athenian owl:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-11-27_14-18-7-png.850699/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens, circa 350-300 B.C.</b>, silver Tetradrachm, (17.10 g)</p><p>Obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile,</p><p>Rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE*, all in incuse square</p><p><br /></p><p>So I've been on the lookout for a decently priced owl, and managed to secure this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is far from perfect, but at least Athena's nose isn't cut off (like many of the other 'accessible' options) and I just <b>love</b> the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://leunumismatik.com/source/images/auction/21/00182q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens, circa 430s BC</b> silver tetradrachm (24 mm, 17.16 g, 10h).</p><p>Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette.</p><p>Rev<i>:</i> AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square</p><p><br /></p><p>It also just so happens to be my first EF (or very close to EF) ancient coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your owls!</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 4539520, member: 81093"]Hi folks I decided to upgrade my owl, as in the end I wasn't 100% happy with the late(r) owl I originally purchased, which to be honest looks more like a barbarus/eastern/whatever imitation than it does an Athenian owl: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2018-11-27_14-18-7-png.850699/[/IMG] [B]ATTICA, Athens, circa 350-300 B.C.[/B], silver Tetradrachm, (17.10 g) Obv. head of Athena to right wearing ivy crested helmet, eye in profile, Rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE*, all in incuse square So I've been on the lookout for a decently priced owl, and managed to secure this one. The obverse is far from perfect, but at least Athena's nose isn't cut off (like many of the other 'accessible' options) and I just [B]love[/B] the reverse: [IMG]https://leunumismatik.com/source/images/auction/21/00182q00.jpg[/IMG] [B]ATTICA, Athens, circa 430s BC[/B] silver tetradrachm (24 mm, 17.16 g, 10h). Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev[I]:[/I] AΘE Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square It also just so happens to be my first EF (or very close to EF) ancient coin. Feel free to post your owls! AC[/QUOTE]
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