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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7586950, member: 110226&quot;]This is a good opportunity to roll out a few imitation Owls. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are new, photographed today.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 14.25 grams.</p><p>4&#039;th Century BC.</p><p>From Roma E-Sale 63, lot 156.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a small test cut on the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307249[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. Bactria, &quot;Athenian Series&quot; tetradrachm, 16.64 grams.</p><p>Sophytes or Andragoras, circa 305-294 or 246/5-239/8 BC</p><p>From Roma Auction XX, lot 334.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307251[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3. Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 17.23 grams, possibly from the Levant.</p><p>4&#039;th Century BC.</p><p>From Roma E-Sale 57, lot 231.</p><p><br /></p><p>This imitation owl has a clear &quot;x&quot; in the middle of the earring, possibly a Phoenician character &quot;T&quot; or simply ornamentation?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307252[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 16.92 grams, possibly from the Levant.</p><p>4&#039;th Century BC.</p><p>From Roma Auction XVIII, lot 564.</p><p><br /></p><p>This imitative Owl might have come from Gaza or one of the neighboring cities.&nbsp; There appears to be a character on Athena&#039;s cheek, possibly Aramaic.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a nice style for an imitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307253[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>5.&nbsp; Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 16.33 grams, possibly Persian.</p><p>4&#039;th Century BC.</p><p>From Roma E-Sale 54, lot 113.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a good example of how far the imitations began to deviate from the original Athenian model.&nbsp; It is also a good example of poor metal quality which is often a characteristic for these imitations.&nbsp; Actually, this coin&#039;s metal quality is better that others, whose metal is debased to the point of being brittle and subject to breaking off in layers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307255[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 17.05.</p><p>4&#039;th Century BC.</p><p>From Roma E-Sale 59, lot 146.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of this owl reminds me of the early intermediate owls issued by Athens in the first decade or so of the 4th century BC.&nbsp; The hairline directly above the eye is very unusual, with the hair in vertical lines instead of the normal horizontal lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin also has an interesting countermark, which I am trying to decipher. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307259[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp; I don&#039;t remember if I posted the Satrap Sabakes Owl before on CT, so here it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Egypt, Circa 333 BC</p><p>16.65 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1307261[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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