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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8055489, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, the characters seem rather makeshift, unlike another eastern owl that I have.&nbsp; This coin, by the way, was in a NGC slab without any notation about the character, which I think is an Aramaic nun:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395614[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Getting back to the question of the locations that characters or symbols appear on imitative owls, you&#039;re correct: some imitations have clear characters in the reverse field and/or on the cheek of Athena.&nbsp; I have seen them on the neck guard as well.&nbsp; This is a didrachm from the kingdom of Qataban in South Arabia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395615[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here the South Arabian letter K is on the neck guard and a monogram of composed of the South Arabian letters H and M on the cheek, according to Leu Numismatik AG.&nbsp; On the reverse we have oyal Qatabanian monogram composed of the South Arabian letters H and L.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a link to the page:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=428787" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=428787" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=428787</a></p><p><br /></p><p>On the same page, there is another owl, attributed to Philistia, by CNG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395616[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>CNG describes this coin as having an Aramaic A on neck guard, which is quite clear.&nbsp; Stylistically the coin has some similarities to Athenian owls, but also some differences, especially with the style of the owl on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>This whole area of imitative owl coinage is, as I have said before, a work in progress.&nbsp; Due to the ephemeral nature of hoard discoveries and their dispersals, getting detailed information on these coins is very problematic.&nbsp; Coins are coming out of the Middle East, appearing on price lists and auctions with little documentation, at best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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