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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan P, post: 3587905, member: 99051&quot;]I already had one of the post 449 BC Athens owl tetradrachms, which I love, but it is lower grade. So I finally shelled out the money for a pre-449 BC &quot;transitional&quot; owl. I was interested if anyone here had any insight into some of the characteristics of these coins. Mine is below. What I&#039;ve learned so far about transitional distinguishing features (generally apparent on my coin) are.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Smaller AOE lettering on the reverse.</p><p>2. Owl&#039;s head is at an angle.</p><p>3. Owl&#039;s body is stouter.</p><p>4. Olive leaves on Athena&#039;s helmet have small stems at base.</p><p>5. Palmette leaves on Athena&#039;s helmet are smaller, more realistic, and less decorative.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was listed by the dealer as a Starr V.B. 455-449 BC tetradrachm. There are apparently different series of Starr V.B. coins as well as Starr V.A. coins that were made around the same time. I have no idea how to differentiate these coins, as I don&#039;t have Starr&#039;s book on the subject. But if anyone knows about these coins and has any pertinent information to share that would be great! Thanks!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]958239[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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