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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25456029, member: 110226&quot;]This coin is a very recent acquisition, and since it has a reverse rooted the central design used on the Athenian new style tetradrachms, it was a natural fit for the collection of imitations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin&#039;s condition on arrival:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1629270[/ATTACH] </p><p>As can easily see there&#039;s plenty of horn silver and some corroded surfaces, something that I have see with other examples from this region.&nbsp; The original weight was 4.31 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>I concentrated on cleaning the obverse.&nbsp; What appeared seems to be jugate portraits on the obverse, something I have not seen before, but my experience with this issue is strictly limited.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin now, and I do not intend to engage in any further cleaning.&nbsp; There is still some horn silver, but one needs to know when to apply the breaks.&nbsp; The coin now weighs 4.26 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>South Arabia, Saba, AR unit, 2nd-1st century BC.</p><p>Obverse: Two jugate portraits facing right, surrounded by a laurel border.</p><p>Reverse: Facing owl, standing on an amphora, surrounded by South Arabian characters and a decorative border.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1629271[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Do think those are jugate portraits on the obverse?&nbsp; Also, does anyone have reference/catalog information for this variety?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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