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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7558099, member: 110226&quot;]Two more tetradrachms came in today, one long overdue from Germany and the other very rapidly from Tennessee.</p><p><br /></p><p>The owl from Germany is a classical mass production type.&nbsp; The interesting feature of this coin, and the reason I purchased it, is the clear countermark on the obverse, which I believe is a Paleo-Hebrew waw.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303436[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, it could be an Sabean (South Arabian) &quot;H&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303570[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17.3 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303437[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is, I believe, from Philistia, or the surrounding region.&nbsp; It came in a NGC slab with a description attributing the coin as coming from Athens, which it is clearly not.&nbsp; This is not high grade and there are test cuts on the reverse.&nbsp; However, there is a clear Aramaic nun on the obverse, which is not a counterstamp, but instead engraved in the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1303438[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>17.2 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303439[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Stylistically this owl must have been an earlier emission of the classical imitative types, given its reasonably close resemblance to the Athenian owls.&nbsp; Still, there are clear deviations, such as the hairline, nose and lips (very separated) of Athens.&nbsp; The owl, as well, although obscured in good part by a test cut is different, as well as the ethnic, with its very thin, stick-like letters.&nbsp; The flan itself has a different appearance compared to what one would expect for an Athenian owl, with a squarish shape and an extended part giving it an almost balloon-like form.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I am not by any means an authority on Paleo-Hebrew or Aramaic script, any suggestions or corrections would be very helpful.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am especially uncertain about the countermark on the first coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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