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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Nine for Nine four, post: 24660548, member: 118432&quot;]Most recent purchase, it&#039;s not yet delivered but I&#039;m far too eager to not talk about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1572044[/ATTACH] </p><p>Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 460-454 BC. Late &quot;transitional&quot; issue. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, round earring with central boss, and pearl necklace / Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square. Starr pl. XXII, 1-3&#039;; Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1596. 17.20g, 25mm, 5h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Extremely Fine</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the coins issued by Athens during this particular period thread the proverbial needle of the uncanny valley of owl anatomy. The earlier period of coinage shows the owl elongated and hunched, the later period&#039;s owls being squat and bulbus. Might just be insane though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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