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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4540034, member: 110226"]Okay, I decided to get on the horse and take a shot or two of another owl.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this coin is an Transitional Pi-Style I (Bingen Pi I) from the period of 353-352 BC. The coins of this period (4th - 3rd centuries) are categorized by pi-style, based on a system established by J. Bingen. Some the pi-styles are quite nuanced, and I don't know whether figuring the Starr system or the Bingen system is going to drive me nuts - it's a close race.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grade-wise it is in the cleaned Fine-VF range, but the centering is decent, especially on the reverse. The coin does exhibit some crudeness, which is typical for the 4th century, although I have seen some very nice examples with well engraved dies and well centered strikes. Of course those coin command a premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>16.9 grams, 24 mm, 9h</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1123995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4540034, member: 110226"]Okay, I decided to get on the horse and take a shot or two of another owl. I believe this coin is an Transitional Pi-Style I (Bingen Pi I) from the period of 353-352 BC. The coins of this period (4th - 3rd centuries) are categorized by pi-style, based on a system established by J. Bingen. Some the pi-styles are quite nuanced, and I don't know whether figuring the Starr system or the Bingen system is going to drive me nuts - it's a close race. Grade-wise it is in the cleaned Fine-VF range, but the centering is decent, especially on the reverse. The coin does exhibit some crudeness, which is typical for the 4th century, although I have seen some very nice examples with well engraved dies and well centered strikes. Of course those coin command a premium. 16.9 grams, 24 mm, 9h [ATTACH=full]1123995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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