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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4997874, member: 106483&quot;]Some &quot;badly&quot; test marked Athens tetradrachms that have appeared on ebay from Germany in the recent past have been cheap &quot;relatively&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The one I once owned came from a dealer in Hollywood CA USA and&nbsp; had 3 test cuts some graffiti and was a mass classic owl and cost about $250. Save up the money you would spend on AE&#039;s and bargain</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/23982/BOTH_OWL_TEST_CUTS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SOLD Athens Mass Classic Owl 450-404 BC SOLD</b></p><p>SOLD Obv :Head of Athena right</p><p>2 large and one very light test cuts.</p><p>Rev : Owl facing with olive sprig and crescent moon over left field</p><p>Inscription AΘE ethnic :Incuse square</p><p>Grafitto poss Phoenician or Aramaic letter Beth SOLD</p><p>deep test cut between owls eyes</p><p>23mm 17.07gm</p><p>Buttrey &quot; M &quot; type un-official Egyptian produced owl.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes Athens NewStyle can be had very cheaply too!</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/23982/HORSE_BOTH~1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Athens New Style Tetradrachm 145/4 BC</b></p><p>Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet</p><p>16.70 gm 34.8mm Thompson issue 20</p><p>Thompson catalogue : Obs 160 : Rev NEW</p><p>Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic</p><p>Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora on which</p><p>month mark Γ : LF control mark ΣΦΑΙ</p><p>2 magistrates : ΠΑΔΩ ΛΥΣΙΑ</p><p>RF symbol :Forepart of Bridled Horse</p><p>All within a surrounding olive wreath</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/23982/APOLLO_BOTH~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Athens New Style Tetradrachm 143/2 BC</b></p><p>Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet</p><p>16.00 gm 34.4mm Thompson issue 22</p><p>Thompson catalogue : Obs 188 : Rev NEW</p><p>Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic</p><p>Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora on which</p><p>month mark Θ below left control mark ME 2 magistrates : ΔΙΟΦΑ ΔΙΟΔΟ</p><p>LF symbol : Apollo</p><p>All within a surrounding olive wreath</p><p><br /></p><p>Both these came from a Hoard disposed of on ebay from a German dealer and I bought them for.....less than $120 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good enough for my collection![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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