C454-404 BC Attica Athens Silver Tetradrachm #2

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 06/28/2022 4:34 pm This one of several coins that I acquired today. Thoughts? Thanks! Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.21 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Boldly struck, well centered and delicately toned. Extremely Fine. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/28/2022 4:41 pm Great strike. Beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/28/2022 6:48 pm An owl is an important addition to your collection. That side is perfect, although I think some folks like to see more of the helmet crest on the obv. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/28/2022 7:24 pm Always wanted one of these, beautify strike. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 06/29/2022 5:15 pm Magnificent. It'd be very hard to improve upon it. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
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