KurtS Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 24mm, 17.12 gr. A "classical" style owl tetradrachm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 You're really sliding down a slippery slope of chequebook destruction! Ancients will send you to the poorhouse if you are not careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 You're really sliding down a slippery slope of chequebook destruction! Ancients will send you to the poorhouse if you are not careful. True... But they are sooo pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Very nice example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 True... But they are sooo pretty I know that all too well. Actually the Owl was my first significant ancient purchase - it is one of those awesome ancients that is so emblematic of a whole era of human history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks--I agree this is an iconic coin, one I've wanted to own for years. You're really sliding down a slippery slope of chequebook destruction!This didn't set me back too far compared to most owl tets offered--but yes, it's not a coin I would buy every month;--you're welcome to guess the price paid. The other Greeks I've pictured are comparable in price to Romans in better grades, and cheaper than many US "classic" coins--I purchase carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalhoubcharles Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Posted 01 May 2012 From : League Coiner ( Member ) I would like first to ask you about the approximate estimated value of this nice Tetradrachm. Then , I wish you could tell me please about the means of detecting the place or the city where an owl tetradrachm Tyre had been struck ( like Athens or Tyre or Alexandria .. ) . Thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 here's a couple i have. this one has an added bit of a crescent in the reverse. Not sure as to the cause of it, but unusual. this one is a slightly earlier example, well worn and with a test cut, but is is a well centred strike.....and it was relatively cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 here's a couple i have. this one has an added bit of a crescent in the reverse. Not sure as to the cause of it, but unusual. this one is a slightly earlier example, well worn and with a test cut, but is is a well centred strike.....and it was relatively cheap. Beautiful coins Ian. Wish I had one in my collection but I never had the patience to learn about the ancients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I've collected in many different aspects of `numismatics', but for me the most fulfilling is and continues to be the study / collection of ancients. it's very definitely a `work in progress' . It's never too late to take up the cudgel Art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Posted 01 May 2012 From : League Coiner ( Member ) I would like first to ask you about the approximate estimated value of this nice Tetradrachm. Then , I wish you could tell me please about the means of detecting the place or the city where an owl tetradrachm Tyre had been struck ( like Athens or Tyre or Alexandria .. ) . Thanks . I would say the one in the original posting is original, VF, a slight bankers mark on the cheek, and the eta mostly off flan. I'd say around $700 for one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtS Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ian, that's a nice group! My coin has a few little issues; I bought it recently for $500. I feel that was a good price. I wish you could tell me please about the means of detecting the place or the city where an owl tetradrachm Tyre had been struck ( like Athens or Tyre or Alexandria .. ) . Thanks . "Imitative" owl tetradrachms, struck in the Levant or Egypt, are determined by stylistic differences. There are small, but important details on my coin that I believe are indicative of minting in Athens. It is also full weight (17.12gr), also a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks for the article -- narrowed down the years for my owl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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