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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4974315, member: 110226&quot;]I guess, all things considered, this is the most interesting coin, at least pertaining to Athenian coinage of the 6th-5th centuries BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weighing 17.8 grams, this archaic tetradrachm has a reversed and inverted ethnic on the reverse, in addition to an inverted owl and flipped olive leaves.&nbsp; It seems that these anomalies on the reverse were caused by an error on the part of the die engraver, who failed to engrave the reverse design into the die for the correct orientation of the elements on the finished coin - he must have had quite a night the day before.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally Athena&#039;s helmet on this example displays distinct dots, which I assume are rivets, something not seen too often with coins of this period.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came to me by way of Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.&nbsp; It also has a David Sear certificate of authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this coin most endearing, from its crude style, the the Harpo Marx rendition of Athena&#039;s profile, to the owl&#039;s spiked hairdo.&nbsp; The owl seems to have one leg raised, as if doing a gigue.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1195357[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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