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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6394172, member: 51347"]Both of these <b>Owl with Athena</b> are more difficult to get:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Teate, Apulia</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1253210[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Teate, Apulia, Italia,</b></p><p><b>225 - 220 B.C.</b></p><p>Bronze quincunx,</p><p>12.511g, 26.5mm, 0o,</p><p>Teate mint,</p><p><b>Obv:</b> head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet;</p><p><b>Rev:</b> TIATI, owl standing right, head facing, closed wings, K (control letter) right, five pellets (mark of value) in exergue ;</p><p><b>Ref:</b> BMC Italy p. 146, 9; HN Italy 702a; SNG ANS 744 var., SNG Cop 689 var., SNG BnF 1421 var., SNG Tub 378 var. (all var. no control letter),</p><p>F, porous, scratches,</p><p><b>very rare</b></p><p><b>Comments:</b> Apulia, one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy, was first colonized by Mycenaean Greeks. Apulia was an important area for the Romans, who conquered it during the course of wars against the Samnites and against Pyrrhus in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. but also suffered a crushing defeat there in the battle of Cannae against Hannibal. However, after the Carthaginians left the region, the Romans captured the ports of Brindisi and Taranto, and established dominion over the region.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Kalakte, Sicily</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1253218[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily Kalakte</p><p>AE unit - SEMIS</p><p>2nd C BCE</p><p>Head Athena in Helmet -</p><p>Owl</p><p>RARE</p><p>It's a Sicilian bronze that imitates Athenian New-Style tets: similar depiction of Athena, owl standing on amphora reverse, late 2nd Century BC.</p><p>These are evidently quite rare. <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259486" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259486" rel="nofollow">Here is the only one at CNG</a>, in which the cataloger (Ardy?) notes that there are none found at Coin Archives, although I did find a couple on acsearch. So far, mine seems to be the best of the bunch, condition-wise.</p><p><i>Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER]</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Tarentum, Calabria, Italia</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1253234[/ATTACH]</p><p>ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum.</p><p>AR Drachm, 18mm, 3.1g, 10h; </p><p>ca. 3rd Century BC.</p><p><b>Obv</b>.: Head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet adorned with Scylla throwing a stone.</p><p><b>Rev</b>.: Owl right, wings closed, standing on olive branch; TAP to left, [ZOP to right.]</p><p><b>Reference:</b> HN Italy 975; Vlasto 1052.</p><p><b>Comments</b>: Tarentum, one of the largest cities of ancient Calabria, minted smaller denominations imitating Athenian owls, like this drachm. Tarentum was a SPARTAN Colony, with a little known fact that Athena was the Patron Goddess of Sparta. On this variant, Scylla is seen adorning Athena’s helmet, throwing a stone.</p><p><i>Ex: JAZielinsky Numismatics</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6394172, member: 51347"]Both of these [B]Owl with Athena[/B] are more difficult to get: [B]Teate, Apulia[/B] [ATTACH=full]1253210[/ATTACH] [B]Teate, Apulia, Italia, 225 - 220 B.C.[/B] Bronze quincunx, 12.511g, 26.5mm, 0o, Teate mint, [B]Obv:[/B] head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; [B]Rev:[/B] TIATI, owl standing right, head facing, closed wings, K (control letter) right, five pellets (mark of value) in exergue ; [B]Ref:[/B] BMC Italy p. 146, 9; HN Italy 702a; SNG ANS 744 var., SNG Cop 689 var., SNG BnF 1421 var., SNG Tub 378 var. (all var. no control letter), F, porous, scratches, [B]very rare Comments:[/B] Apulia, one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy, was first colonized by Mycenaean Greeks. Apulia was an important area for the Romans, who conquered it during the course of wars against the Samnites and against Pyrrhus in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. but also suffered a crushing defeat there in the battle of Cannae against Hannibal. However, after the Carthaginians left the region, the Romans captured the ports of Brindisi and Taranto, and established dominion over the region. [B]Kalakte, Sicily[/B] [ATTACH=full]1253218[/ATTACH] Sicily Kalakte AE unit - SEMIS 2nd C BCE Head Athena in Helmet - Owl RARE It's a Sicilian bronze that imitates Athenian New-Style tets: similar depiction of Athena, owl standing on amphora reverse, late 2nd Century BC. These are evidently quite rare. [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=259486']Here is the only one at CNG[/URL], in which the cataloger (Ardy?) notes that there are none found at Coin Archives, although I did find a couple on acsearch. So far, mine seems to be the best of the bunch, condition-wise. [I]Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] [/I] [B]Tarentum, Calabria, Italia[/B] [ATTACH=full]1253234[/ATTACH] ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum. AR Drachm, 18mm, 3.1g, 10h; ca. 3rd Century BC. [B]Obv[/B].: Head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet adorned with Scylla throwing a stone. [B]Rev[/B].: Owl right, wings closed, standing on olive branch; TAP to left, [ZOP to right.] [B]Reference:[/B] HN Italy 975; Vlasto 1052. [B]Comments[/B]: Tarentum, one of the largest cities of ancient Calabria, minted smaller denominations imitating Athenian owls, like this drachm. Tarentum was a SPARTAN Colony, with a little known fact that Athena was the Patron Goddess of Sparta. On this variant, Scylla is seen adorning Athena’s helmet, throwing a stone. [I]Ex: JAZielinsky Numismatics[/I][/QUOTE]
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