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Another nice owl coin

I found another owl I'd like to have. Too bad it's out on approval.image Here's the dealers discription.
Calabria, Tarentum. c281-272 BC. AR Drachm. Head of Athena left inhelmet decorated with skylla hurling a stone / TARANTINWN, owl standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread; SWS right. Vlasto 1077ff.

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  • bozboz Posts: 1,405
    image

    That is a nice one
    The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it--James Truslow Adams
  • Very nice, I've never seen this one before. image
    Dimitri



    DPOTD-1
  • You're getting more and more hooked python, you're gonna have to work overtime for these owls now. I wish I could do the same. image
    Dimitri



    DPOTD-1
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Awesome!
    Bill

    image

    09/07/2006
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    WoW, Nice Owl,Good luckimage


  • << <i>You're getting more and more hooked python, you're gonna have to work overtime for these owls now. I wish I could do the same. >>

    Syraq, I think you may be right. I want all four of the owls I've seen.image
  • Wow! Wouldn't count on that one making it back to the dealer!
    Nice coin.
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  • No luck on the coin. The page I found it on was of past sales. Not sure why it still said on approval.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,648 ✭✭✭✭✭
    STOP POSTING NICE OWL COINS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD!!!

    Yeesh!

    (You didn't post the price on that one, but I'm sure I couldn't afford it, even if it weren't already out on approval.)

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