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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 6289422, member: 110226&quot;]This is one owl that I posted before.&nbsp; I need to take some pics of others in the queue.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;What&#039;s unusual about this mass production owl is the small die used for the obverse.&nbsp; It really is quite compact, the smallest I have seen used for a tetradrachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249246[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Plus one more, pics just taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a transitional owl, mass production.&nbsp; This coin shows many of the characteristics of the transitional types: evolving obverse elements, including the modeling of the face and design of the helmet; on the reverse the owl is changing from a naturalistic style to one that will be flatter.&nbsp; Additionally, the A and O (theta) has a considerable gap.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attica, circa 454-404 BC</p><p>Athens </p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Head of Athena 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. </p><p>Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31. 17.19g, 23mm, 12h.</p><p>Good Very Fine.</p><p>From the inventory of a German dealer.</p><p>Lot 295, Roma E-Sale 65</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249255[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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