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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8366463, member: 110226&quot;]So today I photographed an owl that I have owned for several years, patiently waiting for its procrastinating owner to, oh, get on with it!</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came to me in a NGC holder which I should crack open and which I still might do.&nbsp; It is a imitative owl from Qataban, South Arabia, circa 350-300 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is not without faults, notably some corrosion spots on the obverse.&nbsp; Otherwise the overall condition is quite nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>What distinguishes this owl from many other Qataban imitations is the presence of a monogram on the obverse, as well as the reverse.&nbsp; I have not identified the obverse monogram, on the neck guard.&nbsp; The reverse monogram is the royal Qatabanian monogram. The label that accompanied this coin notes that it is apparently a unlisted type due to the obverse monogram.&nbsp; This coin label notes the following attributions:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Van Alfen, Studies, Type QI.C, unlisted variety (monogram on obverse); CAF 1.Oa4 variety (same); Huth -; HGC 10. 707.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen other Qataban owls with the royal monogram on the reverse, but do others exist with the obverse monogram?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>16.42 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484719[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your imitations or anything else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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