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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8345108, member: 110226"]I think, due to the sporadic nature of many of these owl imitations, extant examples are few. These owls, based on my observations, come out of relatively small hoards, the vast majority, I am sure, go unrecorded. This aspect, coupled the the wide variations of dies, often very "localized" in style, and even weights, makes for significant barriers when attempting to do die matches, let alone any sort of comprehensive overview of these imitations. </p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the wider landscape for the imitative owls, there are some well know and accepted types: the Pharaonic owls, the owls of Arabia Felix, the owls of cities in the Levant, including Gaza, and the owls of Bactria, to name some. Then, there are the question marks: eastern mint owls which, due to a lack of any specific documentation, go under this broad umbrella. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your owl might show up again, or one very similar. But the problem, once more, is that the coin might again be attributed to a location based on at best an educated guess, unless, there's the good fortune of a reliable provenance of its origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have lots of owls that are imitative, an area of focus for me over the past several years. The vast number of these coins can only be attributed to the "eastern mint". Indeed, some are so close to the classical Athenian owls that I am sure they would pass as coming from Athens for many collectors. Of course, the people who made these coins made them virtual copies precisely to they would be readily accepted by the public.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still visit various sites from time to time, also checking auctions for any unusual imitative owl coming to the surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8345108, member: 110226"]I think, due to the sporadic nature of many of these owl imitations, extant examples are few. These owls, based on my observations, come out of relatively small hoards, the vast majority, I am sure, go unrecorded. This aspect, coupled the the wide variations of dies, often very "localized" in style, and even weights, makes for significant barriers when attempting to do die matches, let alone any sort of comprehensive overview of these imitations. Looking at the wider landscape for the imitative owls, there are some well know and accepted types: the Pharaonic owls, the owls of Arabia Felix, the owls of cities in the Levant, including Gaza, and the owls of Bactria, to name some. Then, there are the question marks: eastern mint owls which, due to a lack of any specific documentation, go under this broad umbrella. Your owl might show up again, or one very similar. But the problem, once more, is that the coin might again be attributed to a location based on at best an educated guess, unless, there's the good fortune of a reliable provenance of its origin. I have lots of owls that are imitative, an area of focus for me over the past several years. The vast number of these coins can only be attributed to the "eastern mint". Indeed, some are so close to the classical Athenian owls that I am sure they would pass as coming from Athens for many collectors. Of course, the people who made these coins made them virtual copies precisely to they would be readily accepted by the public. I still visit various sites from time to time, also checking auctions for any unusual imitative owl coming to the surface.[/QUOTE]
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