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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8126390, member: 110226&quot;]This coin arrived today, somewhat earlier than I expected.&nbsp; It is a pharaonic owl that was produced in the 4th century BC, in response to the disruption of the flow of coinage from Athens following the end of the Peloponnesian War.</p><p><br /></p><p>While this coin is quite typical of owls produced at the time - crudely engraved and struck - this coin does have an interesting countermark on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins must have seen extensive circulation in Egypt, the Levant and elsewhere, as many have evidence of countermarks, graffiti (presumably from merchants), and various gouges and many test cuts.</p><p><br /></p><p>The countermark on this coin appears to be a figure, not a character or characters, as far as I can determine.&nbsp; The shape of the figure suggests an owl, in the Egyptian style, with two ears above its head, in the style of the owl in the second photo, a 4th century BC Phoenician shekel (not my coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>16.93 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1415290[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks &amp; Happy Holidays[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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