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Thanks echizento ... and thanks for giving comments throughout my entire 30-day rehab!  |
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 that Athena is easier on the eyes than most classical depictions.  Good to see the coin checks out--and you got some interesting background too. The bust of Athena is really nice. Sears says the (weakly struck) pegasus side is the obverse?  |
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yah? ... ummm, but I'm not gonna correct him, are you?
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DVC => I just checked around and apparently the obverse is the pegasus-side of the coin (hmmm, that's kinda interesting, eh?) ... chalk another one up for David Sear!!
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I didn't doubt that Sear was correct--I just assumed the portrait was the obverse. |
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So, tomorrow I post my 30th ancient coin, so tomorrow is the last day of this thread!! ... but more importantly, tomorrow I get to buy a new ancient coin!!  => actually, I already have two or three coins in my sights ... oh boy, oh boy!! Edited by stevex6
04/29/2012 8:32 pm
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HOLY COW!! I totally missed this thread. I have a lot of catching up to do now. Give me some time to read from the beginning. Please talk amongst yourselves. I am sure I will have a lot to say when I catch up on the reading.  |
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Yeeeehaaaa => howdy Cajun!! Sorry, I guess I should have told you about my thread on Day #1 (my bad) ... hopefully you find it interesting enough ... ummmm, it may be a bit much to digest in one sitting, but good luck and "welcome"!!  Edited by stevex6
04/29/2012 8:54 pm
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DAY #30 => COIN #1
Attic Owl AR TetradrachmStruck circa after 413 B.C. Mint: uncertain, in imitation of the contemporary coinage of Athens 26.37 X 22.19 mm 15.20 grams Obverse -Head of Athena right, of more advanced style, the eye seen in true profile; she wears crested helmet ornamented with three olive-leaves and floral scroll. Reverse - Owl standing right, head facing; to right AΘE; to left, olive-twig and crescent. Interesting treatment of the A, with two deep test cuts on reverse. Reference: SNGCop-31; Dewing-1593 Sear-2520 and/or 2521 Ex -- Forest City Coins, London, Ontario,-- Proprietor -- Mr. Keith Greenham -purchased in the 1980s. Athenian Owls were arguably the most influential of all coins and probably the most widely recognized ancient coin among the general public today. Owls were the first widely used international coin. They popularized the practice of putting a head on the obverse of a coin and a tail (animal) on the reverse. They remained thematically unchanged, Athena on the obverse, her owl on the reverse, for half a millennium, through great changes in the ancient world.    => Well, that's all there is for now!! ... that's my 30th and oldest coin!!
=> please continue to post your coin comments and/or any other comments regarding collecting ancient Roman and Greek coins (thanks) ...
=> thanks for all of your help and all of your posts during the last 30 days (I've had fun ... hopefully it was entertaining enough for some of you?)
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04/30/2012 05:01 am
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There it is--nice coin! I hope you can post the writeup Sears sent you--I'm curious if he agreed with the other expert.  |
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Hi DVC ... yah, sorry again for the fuzzy-photos
The part that you are probably interested in is:
Country: eastern Mediterranean area (Egypt or Syria)
Mint: uncertain, in imitation of the contempory coinage of Athens
Historical & Numismatic Note: ... "The volume of coinage was much diminished towards the end of the war and after 413 BC the shortage of what had become a popular trade coin in the eastern Mediterranean area led to the local production of imitations; these generally fell far short of the standards of the Athenian mint. This piece belongs to the class of imitative coins, as evidenced by its poor style, the misshapen "Alpha" in the inscription, and the very low weight (more than 10% below the norm of +- 17 grams). This obviously aroused the suspicions of the ancient bankers who broke the surface of the reverse with two deep cuts in order to ascertain whether the coin was of base metal with silver plating.
=> DVC => so your other expert basically said the exact same thing, correct?
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has been a fun ride for someone just getting into ancients
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juzzyb => I totally agree => I am also just starting to get into ancients, so I found this thread very educational (and a bit fun as well) ... thanks for your inputs!!
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I'd like to thank everybody for hanging in there and supporting my 30-Day Addiction thread!! I'd especially like to thanks the regulars: jwharper echizento oxos DVCollector dougsmit bobbyhelmet ValiantKnight biggfredd  and the fairly regulars: Doucet jessvc1 t00rress juzzyb Gil-galad chrsmat71 w00zi Eddop Parklane64 svslav CajunLady0 BLUESZONE |
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