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 [Image][ ]ORC9904 Athens, official fourée owl VF                        Item number: 3036583238 [ ]
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                  ORC9904 Athens, official fourée owl VF

   Athens, Æ fourée core of a Tetradrachm, (15.07g) Emergency Issue,
   406-404 BC, Helmeted head of Athena right. / AØE Owl standing right,
   head facing. S2535; Svor. plate 15, #12-18; Starr plate XXIII, #12.
   Toned VF, nicely centered, small notch at edge 10:00, and a small
   break in the plating at left of owl neck.

   Near the end of the Peloponesian War against Sparta, Athens issued
   silver plated bronze coins. This is a rare example of early "money of
   necessity" or "siege coinage" So this is an "official fourée."

[ ]Note the missing crescent, a feature which is also missing on the    [ ]
   important gold stater of this period recently auctioned by Leu
   Numismatics. The crescent does appear on some of the plated
   tetradrachms. The uniformity of this issue strongly suggests that
   they were "official." The idea that these are contemporary forgeries
   is not credible. Did the forgers coordinate in their workshops to
   create them?

   This debasement is mentioned with sadness by Aristophanes in his play
   "The Frogs."
   Yea for these, our sterling pieces, all of pure Athenian mould,
   All of perfect die and metal, all the fairest of the fair,
   All of workmanship unequaled, proved and valued everywhere
   Both amongst our own Hellenes and Barbarians far away,
   These we use not: but the worthless pinchbeck coins of yesterday,
   Vilest die and basest metal, now we always use instead.

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 Start Time: Jul-19-03 11:00:00 PDT
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