What Is This Coin? | Replica "owl" Tetradrachm

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nla123 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/16/2010 7:39 pm I don't know how this forum works, so I'm just posting here. I found this coin today in the casing...anyone know what it is? Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 09/16/2010 7:59 pm Looks like a fantasy repro of a Greek coin to me. Hard to tell from this photo. Report this Post to the Staff
nla123 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/16/2010 9:13 pm Should I take a new picture? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 09/18/2010 12:07 am It looks like a very crude rendition of an Athenian "owl" tetradrachm. See This website for numerous examples. The portrait on the obverse looks very nice New Style, but the poor bird on the reverse looks like it was done by Edvard Munch. I'd want to see a better pic to be sure, but it's doesn't look like a genuine Athenian owl. What I can't yet rule out is that it's either a genuine coin that's been severely damaged and crudely repaired, or perhaps even an ancient locally-made imitation owl from one of Athens' trading partners. I think I can see signs on bot sides that it had a hole punched through the middle of it and turned into jewellery; it may be ether a genuine coin, or a replica that was specifically made for jewellery purposes. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 11/06/2010 12:45 am Here's another one exactly like it that's just been posted, proving that it's a modern replica. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
stelios Valued Member Canada 56 Posts	Posted 11/06/2010 10:26 am Thats not an owl, its a cricket Report this Post to the Staff
sparky1 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/31/2010 9:42 pm I found one of these the other day in the same type of casing and all. I was just curious as to where they are being found. I found the one in Ogden, UT. Hoping someone comes into the post office to claim it as it was found in a tub of outgoing mail. I took a picture of it because I was curious as to what type of coin it was. Report this Post to the Staff
CanadianCoinGuy Valued Member Canada 54 Posts	Posted 01/12/2011 2:53 pm Its too bad so many copies are being made.It be a nice coin if original,but I guess thats why its done.... Report this Post to the Staff
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What Is This Coin? | Replica "Owl" Tetradrachm