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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7752592, member: 110226&quot;]I am not sure if I posted this coin in another thread.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have an earlier jpg file of it, so I took a photo of it today.&nbsp; If this coin did appear before, I apologize - I just don&#039;t remember.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have owned this owl since July 1991, when I acquired it from Harlan J Berk. For most of the years that it has been part of the collection, I assumed it is an Athenian owl, intermediate style, fourth century BCE. Now, as I look at it, I definitely think is it an imitation, possibly from Parthenia or Bactria. It could also be from a satrap in Mesopotamia or the Levant, fourth century BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did consider that this coin might be a Quadridigité style type, based on the similarity of the obverse palmette to the treatment of it in that type, but the reverse of this coin is very unlike any that I have seen for that type.&nbsp; Perhaps a Quadridigité style owl was used as the prototype for this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>16.96 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327750[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What really stands out on the obverse is the unusual treatment of the helmet&#039;s rim, above the hair line. There is a distinct curve to the end of it above the ear.&nbsp; There is also a small countermark, just below the nose.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse has an owl that seems much more in keeping with a parrot, especially in the treatment of the eyes and prominent beak.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a coin with some element that is supposed to be one thing, but really looks like something quite different, please post it, or anything else you wish.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Owls of any feather are always welcome![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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