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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 20387792, member: 110226&quot;]Thank you so much for the information, especially the countermarks.&nbsp; Sometimes I make a stab at trying to identify an Aramaic or Phoenician character, but far more often than not I&#039;m way off base.&nbsp; I am totally mystified by hieroglyphic countermarks, which I assume is the countermark on the obverse cheek of the first coin, so I really appreciate your assistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am inclined to agree, based on the obvious folded flans, that these coins are Athenian, but were they fit in the coinage history of that mint is not clear to me.&nbsp; They might be Pi II owls or even more likely Pi III types, since the outer tendrils are separate from the central one and run parallel to it. However, the reverse owls, stylistically are quite different compared to the examples shown in the Forum Ancient Coins article.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of folded flans, I was able to purchase this interesting quadridigité style owl last year.&nbsp; It&#039;s not a pretty coin, but the elongated palmette is very bold and the folded flan is quite apparent, especially on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Athens Quadridigité style owl, circa 286 - 262 BC, folded flan.&nbsp; From Roma E-Sale 103, lot 245.</b></p><p><b>17.06 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1540657[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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