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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8090242, member: 80952"]I don't have an owl tet. Thought has crossed my mind and even if it is clearly a beautiful type of ancient coin, I don't like them that much to pay the price for one.</p><p>Even a worn one, with an ugly test cut (I am not saying test cuts are ugly, but I mean those that are really ugly). I don't know, perhaps I have seen the design way to often.</p><p>As a personal preference, I like the design of the trihemiobol/hemidrachm presented by [USER=118382]@mikebell[/USER] much more.</p><p>I prefer buying other types of coins with the sum I would pay for a tet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my owls.</p><p>A Seleucid bronze probably inspired by the Athenian tets</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405993[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. (126/5-121/0 BC) AE20 Antioch, Dated SE 190 = 123/2. Mint: Antioch</p><p>Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VIII right/ Owl standing right on fallen amphora, head facing; IE to inner right; below, PP (date, first P retrograde) and palm.</p><p>Legend: BAΣΙΛIΣΣHΣ KΛEOΠATPAΣ KAI BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY</p><p>SC 2263.2f.</p><p>6,66 g, 20mm</p><p><br /></p><p>... and a tiny hemiobol - too bad it is rough and badly centered, but still one of my favorite small coins, and like any other small coin, in hand it looks better.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405994[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Attica. Athens circa 454-404 BC.</p><p>Hemiobol AR</p><p>6 mm., 0,27 g.</p><p>Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. AΘΕ ; Owl right head facing, wings folded, olive-leaf and berry behind, all within an incuse square. Sear SG 2531</p><p><br /></p><p>My hands are certainly not gigantic, this is the real size of the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405996[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8090242, member: 80952"]I don't have an owl tet. Thought has crossed my mind and even if it is clearly a beautiful type of ancient coin, I don't like them that much to pay the price for one. Even a worn one, with an ugly test cut (I am not saying test cuts are ugly, but I mean those that are really ugly). I don't know, perhaps I have seen the design way to often. As a personal preference, I like the design of the trihemiobol/hemidrachm presented by [USER=118382]@mikebell[/USER] much more. I prefer buying other types of coins with the sum I would pay for a tet. Here are my owls. A Seleucid bronze probably inspired by the Athenian tets [ATTACH=full]1405993[/ATTACH] SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. (126/5-121/0 BC) AE20 Antioch, Dated SE 190 = 123/2. Mint: Antioch Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VIII right/ Owl standing right on fallen amphora, head facing; IE to inner right; below, PP (date, first P retrograde) and palm. Legend: BAΣΙΛIΣΣHΣ KΛEOΠATPAΣ KAI BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY SC 2263.2f. 6,66 g, 20mm ... and a tiny hemiobol - too bad it is rough and badly centered, but still one of my favorite small coins, and like any other small coin, in hand it looks better. [ATTACH=full]1405994[/ATTACH] Attica. Athens circa 454-404 BC. Hemiobol AR 6 mm., 0,27 g. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. AΘΕ ; Owl right head facing, wings folded, olive-leaf and berry behind, all within an incuse square. Sear SG 2531 My hands are certainly not gigantic, this is the real size of the coin. [ATTACH=full]1405996[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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