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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4540074, member: 96898"]That's a beautiful reverse – I principally refuse to "grade," but it certainly is a very attractive coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my big owl...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124006[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, ca. 440s–430s BC. Obv: head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev: AΘE; Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. 24mm, 17.14g. Ref: Kroll 8.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>...my small owl...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124004[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Attica, Athens, AR triobol or hemidrachm, ca. 390–295 BC. Obv: head of Athena with Attic helmet r. Rev: Owl standing facing between olive twigs, retrograde ethnic [A]ΘE around. 12.5mm, 2.06g. Ref: SNG Munich 206–7.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>...as well as their two impoverished and derelict cousins:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124005[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Attica, Athens, AE 13, ca. 322–307 BC. Obv: head of Athena with Attic helmet r. Rev: two owls standing on thunderbolt; below, ethnic AΘE; all in olive wreath. 13mm, 2.10g. Ref: SNG Copenhagen 92–93; Kroll: Greek Coins (1993), no. 44 var.; BMC 537–540.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4540074, member: 96898"]That's a beautiful reverse – I principally refuse to "grade," but it certainly is a very attractive coin. Here are my big owl... [ATTACH=full]1124006[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, ca. 440s–430s BC. Obv: head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev: AΘE; Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. 24mm, 17.14g. Ref: Kroll 8.[/SIZE] ...my small owl... [ATTACH=full]1124004[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Attica, Athens, AR triobol or hemidrachm, ca. 390–295 BC. Obv: head of Athena with Attic helmet r. Rev: Owl standing facing between olive twigs, retrograde ethnic [A]ΘE around. 12.5mm, 2.06g. Ref: SNG Munich 206–7.[/SIZE] ...as well as their two impoverished and derelict cousins: [ATTACH=full]1124005[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Attica, Athens, AE 13, ca. 322–307 BC. Obv: head of Athena with Attic helmet r. Rev: two owls standing on thunderbolt; below, ethnic AΘE; all in olive wreath. 13mm, 2.10g. Ref: SNG Copenhagen 92–93; Kroll: Greek Coins (1993), no. 44 var.; BMC 537–540.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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