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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #100 on: February 01, 2015, 09:02:08 am »
That is a fantastic example.  Congratulations!

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #101 on: February 01, 2015, 09:32:38 am »
EX FORVM Coin Shop  :)

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #102 on: February 01, 2015, 09:52:30 am »
WOWWWW That 's jewel too ! +++

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #103 on: February 01, 2015, 10:06:12 am »
Quote from: moneta romana on February 01, 2015, 09:52:30 am
WOWWWW That 's jewel too ! +++

Grazie :)

So is yours.

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #104 on: February 01, 2015, 10:16:52 am »
Nico ,  it is Spectacular .

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #105 on: February 01, 2015, 10:21:41 am »
fascinating subject ! Thank you
all these coins are sublime !
Taras the test cut on your coin was well centered just between the eyes of the owl ...Symbolic !?

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #106 on: February 01, 2015, 10:22:17 am »
Nico ,  it is Spectacular .

Sam

Thank you Sam, just like yours from Athens!

An increasingly lovely parliament indeed.

Bye :)
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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #107 on: February 01, 2015, 10:23:20 am »
Nico ,  it is Spectacular .

Sam

Thank you Sam, just like yours from Athens!

An increasingly lovely parliament indeed.

Bye :)
Nico


How ever it is hopeless for all of us  to compete with Cicero   :) :) :)
Man !! Cicero 's candidate would absolutely win.  :) , Cicero got the majority of the parliament in his pocket  ;D

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #108 on: February 01, 2015, 02:39:56 pm »
amazing style for the first owl !

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #109 on: February 01, 2015, 03:35:30 pm »
Quote from: moneta romana on February 01, 2015, 02:39:56 pm
amazing style for the first owl !

WOW!!!

I'll say!!!
The best I have ever seen!
THANKS for sharing!
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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #110 on: February 01, 2015, 08:55:55 pm »
Two Tarentine owls from my collection.

Bye
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Simply   gorgeous owl !!!


I bet you there is an eagle involved sometimes in grandparents history :evil:

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #111 on: February 01, 2015, 11:32:28 pm »
Here's another one.
17.15 gm, 24 mm.


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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #112 on: February 02, 2015, 12:29:32 am »
...and here a specimen of which I am particularly proud,


and justifiably so. a beautiful and important coin, and one which would look perfectly at home in my cabinet!   8)

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #113 on: February 02, 2015, 03:12:59 am »
indeed very cool, i love BC Ladies

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #114 on: February 02, 2015, 03:53:40 pm »


:)
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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #115 on: February 03, 2015, 03:57:11 pm »
Quote from: moneta romana on February 01, 2015, 02:39:56 pm
amazing style for the first owl !

Quote from: moneta romana on February 01, 2015, 02:39:56 pm
amazing style for the first owl !

WOW!!!

I'll say!!!
The best I have ever seen!
THANKS for sharing!
PeteB

Two Tarentine owls from my collection.

Bye
Nico


Simply   gorgeous owl !!!


I bet you there is an eagle involved sometimes in grandparents history :evil:

Sam

...and here a specimen of which I am particularly proud,


and justifiably so. a beautiful and important coin, and one which would look perfectly at home in my cabinet!   8)

~ Peter

LOL folks  ;D



Quote from: quadrans on February 02, 2015, 03:53:40 pm


:)
Q.

Fascinating piece Q.!!!

Best
Nico

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #116 on: February 04, 2015, 04:01:56 am »
Here, a little Domitian owl found during a family walk . No very good conservation but it's an owl who has her place in the parliament ;D !





Regarding Athen mass Classical owls tetra :

Per the terminology at Mr. Goldsborough's site:
http://coins.reidgold.com/owls/

How it can explain the chronological differences between Flament , Starr, Svoronos , and Reid Classifications ?
In my case, my tetra is dated by Reid between 431 and 393BC, but Starr place it between after 449 and 414 BC , Flament propose the last  twenty years of the fifth century until 404 BC ( for Svoronos I understood that his datations was not update anymore )

Finally ,the distance seems important by comparing differents authors..
On which criteria bases himself each of them ?
If somebody could make a point on the last knowledge it would be good  +++



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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #117 on: February 04, 2015, 04:09:14 am »
A very rare Tyrian (Tyre) bronze, you might just be able to make out an Owl on the reverse.  +++ ;D

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #118 on: February 15, 2015, 05:23:34 pm »
A few owls from my collection.

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #119 on: February 17, 2015, 05:20:43 am »
An unusual Athenian owl from my collection with: :Aupsidedown: :Greek_epsilon:  ,In bad shape but I love it!!!!

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #120 on: February 18, 2015, 04:40:22 am »
Here are my 4 owls

a normal one, a Pi owl, a Hemidrachm, and a really grotty later AE Drachm


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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #121 on: February 18, 2015, 02:57:46 pm »
"Low quality" is all relative, Nico. I think it's a charming coin.  Here's the best from my nest:

ATTICA, Athens, AR "New Style" Tetradrachm.  Α-ΘΕ / HPA / ΑΡΙ-ΣTΟΦ / ΕΠΙΣΤP.  Thompson 339c; Svoronos (Corpus), pl. 45, no. 11

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #122 on: February 18, 2015, 03:34:39 pm »
An owl from Pergamon

AE 18, 3.08g
struck 200-133 BC (according to von Fritze)
obv. Head of Athena, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with star, hair in curls to neck.
rev. Owl with open wings, stg. facing on palmbranch, head l.
       above AQH - NAC, below NIKHFOROV
       in l. and r. field P - D (magistrate?)
ref. BMC 133, 201; SNG Copenhagen cf.383; SNG von Aulock cf.1375
about VF, nice contrasts

This type is part of a greater series of coins struck in honour of Athena, tutelary deity of Pergamon. Issued possibly to celebrate various victories over the Galati and the Seleucids.

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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #123 on: February 18, 2015, 04:47:12 pm »
Jochen, you reminded me that I have an owl!  I had totally forgotten about this one:

MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 133-27 BC. Æ 19mm. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: Owl standing facing on palm frond. SNG France 1900-4.


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Re: A Parliament of Owls
« Reply #124 on: February 22, 2015, 05:52:45 pm »
Quote from: Carausius on February 18, 2015, 02:57:46 pm
"Low quality" is all relative, Nico. I think it's a charming coin.  Here's the best from my nest:

ATTICA, Athens, AR "New Style" Tetradrachm.  Α-ΘΕ / HPA / ΑΡΙ-ΣTΟΦ / ΕΠΙΣΤP.  Thompson 339c; Svoronos (Corpus), pl. 45, no. 11

Your Athenian owl is beautiful Carasius! Congratulations.

Nico

 

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