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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 4313938, member: 44210&quot;]I&#039;m not a full-time collector of Athenian coinage, but I won&#039;t say no to one if I can help it. So, given how popular Athens is, I figured this little bronze was a good buy at about $15. For me its always interesting to see an Athenian coin that isn&#039;t a tetradrachm (which I happen to have). From my searches there seems to be two bronze types of this double owl reverse: an early 4th century BC type with a better bust style, and a later one (my coin) from the mid-2nd century to mid 1st century BC (around the time Athens had fallen under Roman control).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attica, Athens</b></p><p>AE15</p><p><b>Obv</b>: Helmeted bust of Athena right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Two owls facing on thunderbolt, AΘE below, all within olive wreath</p><p><b>Date</b>: 130-90 BC/166-57 BC</p><p><b>Ref</b>: Kroll Agora 99; Svoronos pl. 24.60-68; Kleiner Type 16 (from Wildwinds.com)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096898[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Instead of the usual tetradrachms, lets see the bronze (including provincials) and the fractional silver of Athens![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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