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Message:: [QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 5355972, member: 110226"]This is the last ancient coin for me this year.  It came to me from a French seller via MA Shops. It is an imitative tetradrachm of Athens, probably Egyptian in origin, late 5th through mid 4th centuries BC.  As these coins go, it is fairly typical:  crude, stylistically divergent from Athenian coins of the late 5th century and of fairly low metal quality.  Additionally the coin has horn silver, although the detail on both sides is quite decent and the centering is good for this type. I did not buy this coin just to add another imitative tetradrachm to the collection; there are others on the market to be had.  I bought this coin for two apparent counterstamps on the reverse. The first counterstamp on the reverse, between the crescent moon and the owl's head appears to be an Aramaic yudh: [ATTACH=full]1227197[/ATTACH] The second counterstamp, somewhat less defined due to the horn silver, between the owl and ethnic, appears to the Paleo Hebrew symbol for resh: [ATTACH=full]1227213[/ATTACH] I am not an expert on ancient languages, these conjectures on the counterstamps are based on my next to nonexistent knowledge in this area. The coin weighs 16.2 grams and measures 24 mm. [ATTACH=full]1227214[/ATTACH] Any thoughts? Thanks and have a happy and prosperous 2021.[/QUOTE]