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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2731940, member: 56859&quot;](I&#039;m assuming you mean Athens tetradrachms with Athena/owl)&nbsp; You could argue that they aren&#039;t particularly &quot;aesthetically pleasing&quot; (although they certainly <i>are</i> very historic).&nbsp; The archaic period owl tets might be viewed as odd-looking by today&#039;s standards.&nbsp; The classical period Athena with her non-anatomic eye and weird profile may not fit today&#039;s standard of beauty.&nbsp; On later owl tets Athena looks a bit like Edith Bunker <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; The &quot;new style&quot; owl tets are-- to me-- generally more artistic but they lack the historic oomph and recognition of the Classical owl tets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not owl tet bashing here and certainly plan to get a &quot;mass emission&quot; owl tet someday.&nbsp; They are important coins for ancient coin collectors <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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