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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8348627, member: 118780&quot;]Here is one example from Idumaea (NOT MY COIN). The large eyes, angle of the owl, and &quot;fluffiness&quot; of the head are all consistent. The moon and leaves are also similar.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481000[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example from Lihyan (ALSO NOT MY COIN):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481001[/ATTACH] </p><p>One could argue there are even stronger resemblances in the owl, with perhaps my coin being between them. It&#039;s a bit less abstract than the Lihyan example, but more so than the Edomite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one from Qataban (ALSO NOT MY COIN):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1481002[/ATTACH] </p><p>From what I see, this is too far off. The owl &quot;angle&quot; is similar to the Athens original and the eyes aren&#039;t enlarged. My coin is also missing the distinctive pitchfork and has no marking on the cheek.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is an interesting find. I do agree the obverse on my coin has some similarities to these, but the defining characteristic, for which I have yet to find another example, is that the angle of the crown/headgear is nearly perpendicular to the nose on mine, while in nearly all other obverses it&#039;s at an angle similar to the Athens original. Of course, we don&#039;t know where these coins came from either...</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s very possible that the coin comes from Arabia, though from the similarities I see, northern Arabia seems more likely than southern. Still, besides poring through acsearch results, I read several papers and have yet to find anything remotely similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>My current effort is trying to find a culture that created similar artwork. Maybe that will give a clue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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