The athenian owl 1oz Silver by Silvertowne Mint

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  I mentioned before how I am a fan of Greek mythology and coins with this theme. Also, it has been used by ancient Greeks in their coins. One example is the Silver tetradrachm with the Athenian's owl. This is one of the biggest symbols of the Athena goddess that I mentioned when I talked about the coin with the goddess. This old coin was replicated many times by different mints representing different countries. The CIT Mint also has a very cool version that weighs 1 troy ounce but the premium is expensive, I think I saw some people talking on our SGS discord server about it. But I got the cheaper cousin from Silvertowne Mint.

  This coin was minted just to be a 1oz silver replica of the silver tetradachm so it doesn't represent any country. The obverse is blank with just the coin weight. The owl represents the knowledge of Athena. The tetradrachm was a large silver coin used in ancient Greece. I guess that it was a nice replica from SilverTowne Mint. If you check it isn't a perfect round coin so it reflects a bit of the uncontrolled quality in the ancient coins. Also, the coin comes in a nice leather pouch, because of this irregular size, it won't fit in any capsule so the pouch is nice to store it.

  The Silvertowne mint is famous for minting silver rounds, located in Indiana in the US, especially buffalos and their eagles. But these Athenian owls have a different antique touch compared to their regular rounds. I was waiting for a nice opportunity for this round since the price was 4 times less compared to the one from CIT that I wanted to buy. I spent 50 CAD on this piece of silver, I would say around 7 CAD over the spot, not bad.


  Eu mencionei antes como sou fã da mitologia grega e moedas com esse tema. Além disso, ela foi usada pelos gregos antigos em suas moedas. Um exemplo é o tetradracma de prata com a coruja ateniense. Este é um dos maiores símbolos da deusa Atena que mencionei quando falei sobre a moeda com a deusa. Esta moeda antiga foi replicada muitas vezes por diferentes casas da moeda representando diferentes países. A CIT Mint também tem uma versão muito legal que pesa 1 onça troy, mas o premium é caro, acho que vi algumas pessoas falando sobre isso em nosso servidor SGS Discord. Mas eu comprei o primo mais barato da Silvertowne Mint.

  Esta moeda foi cunhada apenas para ser uma réplica de prata de 1 onça do tetradracma de prata, então não representa nenhum país. O anverso está em branco com apenas o peso da moeda. A coruja representa o conhecimento de Atena. O tetradracma era uma grande moeda de prata usada na Grécia antiga. Acho que era uma bela réplica da SilverTowne Mint. Se você verificar, não é uma moeda perfeitamente redonda, então reflete um pouco da qualidade descontrolada das moedas antigas. Além disso, a moeda vem em uma bela bolsa de couro, por causa desse tamanho irregular, ela não cabe em nenhuma cápsula, então a bolsa é boa para armazená-la.

  A Silvertowne Mint é famosa por cunhar moedas redondas de prata, localizada em Indiana, nos EUA, especialmente búfalos e suas águias. Mas essas corujas atenienses têm um toque antigo diferente em comparação com suas moedas redondas regulares. Eu estava esperando uma boa oportunidade para esta moeda redonda, já que o preço era 4 vezes menor em comparação com a da CIT que eu queria comprar. Gastei 50 CAD nesta peça de prata, eu diria cerca de 7 CAD acima do preço à vista, nada mal.


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Bzzt! Que ótima escolha, @gwajnberg! Eu também vou comprando coleccionáveis com temas mitológicos. A coruja de Atena é um símbolo incrível! #hivebr

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Very nice addition to your stack, @gwajnberg !
Stack on!!!
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Getting these historical pieces as a bullion remake is much more affordable than trying to get the real thing.
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Maybe when i am rich i will buy the real deal 😝😝😝😝

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How much did you pay? It's beautiful 😻

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Yeah here i bought for 50 canadian dollars! Around 33 euros? Hehe

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Thanks. I only noticed it online but you really bought it. A design 2400 years old that keeps appealing!

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For sure, I think that are some other rounds using the design! There are two countries that used this theme as a design for their reverse! Santa Helena and one more hehe. As Kerris said, the real coin in good condition is very difficult to find and expensive right?

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It's a beauty and the bag too, I like both, the irregularly shaped coins seem more striking to me, obviously their value is in the metal, your post is interesting.
I wish you a happy weekend

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yeah it is something very different hehehe

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