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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 8158982, member: 94602"]It's not easy to say... There are elements that are not mainstream Athenian. The style of the owl is not typical. The legs of the owl seem to be too thick and actually get thicker close to the claws. Athena doesn't look strange to me. There are signs of die wear on the throat so I tend to believe that mass next to the eye is a die break rather than a symbol.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately there is no publication that I am aware of trying to discuss the new finds of the past 5 years. I don't know if anyone is working on it either.</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting imitation was sold recently. That one has more elements to support it's classification as an imitation. As much as I was trying to sit on my hand, I couldn't resist in the end. I hope I didn't clio you, or otherwise I don't know who else collects imitations except for the 2 of us <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423834[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 8158982, member: 94602"]It's not easy to say... There are elements that are not mainstream Athenian. The style of the owl is not typical. The legs of the owl seem to be too thick and actually get thicker close to the claws. Athena doesn't look strange to me. There are signs of die wear on the throat so I tend to believe that mass next to the eye is a die break rather than a symbol. Unfortunately there is no publication that I am aware of trying to discuss the new finds of the past 5 years. I don't know if anyone is working on it either. An interesting imitation was sold recently. That one has more elements to support it's classification as an imitation. As much as I was trying to sit on my hand, I couldn't resist in the end. I hope I didn't clio you, or otherwise I don't know who else collects imitations except for the 2 of us :jawdrop: [ATTACH=full]1423834[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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