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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1851014, member: 15445&quot;]This one is a NEWP and it barely fits into the fifth Century.&nbsp; I post it because it has several countermarks and a few big test cuts &amp; punches from antiquity.&nbsp; The coin was minted in the fifth Century and some of these old marks may have ben made in the fifth or fourth Centuries.&nbsp; A lot of people questioned the integrity of this coin prompting them to cut into it &amp; confirm that it was pure silver.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]309246[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]309247[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ATTICA, Athens, </b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm. (Owl) </b></p><p><b>440-404 B.C. </b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>16.94 grams, 22 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Helmeted head of Athena facing right in crested ornamented helmet</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig &amp; crescent to left and</p><p>&nbsp; AΘΕ to right all within incuse square.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> VG with fairly good strike and a plethora of test marks and</p><p>&nbsp; banker’s marks from antiquity.</p><p><b>Other:</b> Good silver.&nbsp; NGC grades VG with 4/5 for strike and 1/5 for surface. Private purchase 1-18-14.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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