Athens Owl Tetradrachm on the way.

AuldFartte

Not in hand yet, but on the way. We'll see how long it takes to get here from Italy!

Attica. Athens. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 gm). Circa 454-404 BC. Obv. Head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, wearing round earring with central boss. Rev. ΑΘΕ (before) - Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Dewing 1591-8 | HGC 4, 1597. Very Fine÷Extremely Fine, old cabinet tone. Silver, 16.88 gm, 26 mm.

asheland

That's a beauty!

TomB

Beautiful coin and I absolutely adore these!

Cocoinut

Nice! That's a design I've admired and wanted for a long time, but have never gotten around to purchasing.

amwldcoin

I haven't kept up to date with import /export stuff. I thought it was illegal to export coins like that from Italy. Good Luck!

AuldFartte

@amwldcoin said:
I haven't kept up to date with import /export stuff. I thought it was illegal to export coins like that from Italy. Good Luck!

It's from a dealer on VCoins, so I foresee no problems. We shall see.

Swampboy

Wow
Congrats
I love those Athenian owls

They're #10 in my 100 Greatest Ancient Coins Book which I just had out tonight.

"Possibly the best-known ancient coin, The Athens Tetradrachm retained the same design for over a century. It is as popular now as when it was minted"

Bob13

That type is on my list! Wasn't there something recently about a hoard being found? Certainly seem to be a lot available at auction recently...