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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 26233362, member: 110226&quot;]There has been an influx of what I guess falls under the umbrella of eastern imitation or pharaonic owls over the past few years.&nbsp; It seems that they are generally coming from Syria, but they could be from other locations in the region.&nbsp; Due to the lack of documentation on these hoards, anything specific is virtually impossible to obtain for various reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are quite a challenge to classify, but there are some distinct types, such as&nbsp; Buttrey B types and Buttrey X types.&nbsp; There are also owls that seem to be hybrid styles types, the miscellaneous owls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos of lots offered for sale over the past few years.</p><p><br /></p><p>2019.&nbsp; These owls came out of Syria, I was told. All seem to be Athenian transitional and standardized types.&nbsp; They were offered as a lot only.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1675489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back in June 2021 I was shown a group of these Syrian owls by an Israeli dealer.&nbsp; The photos show only the obverses.[ATTACH=full]1675485[/ATTACH]</p><p>In April 2023, another group emerged of Athenian owls which are a combination of nice transitional standardized owls and a couple of archaic owls in very nice condition.&nbsp; They show signs of &quot;find&quot; surfaces so I assume they came from a hoard, location unknown.&nbsp; Again they were offered as a lot only - no cherry picking.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1675487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2024 another group of owls was offered by another dealer.&nbsp; All are very likely pharaonic types.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1675486[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So the conveyor belt from the Middle East continues to provide more owls to the market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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