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« Last post by Aarmale on Today at 10:32:27 am »
I think this one is a "rosh" type; I have illustrated the RW[Sh] that I see on the attached picture. (I have shown the letter forms here as I see them, not as they "should be".)
Usually in situations like this, I try to fit the expected inscription with the letters that I can see more clearly. For example, YHWHNN is easy to see. After this, we could have HKHN, KHN, or the like. The two vertical lines we see on line 2 would most likely be the kaf and nun of HKHN. And so on, in this manner.
The kaf and nuns appear as vertical lines, as mentioned, and this is consistent with other "square-type" Hasmonean inscriptions.
It is worth noting that the resh of RWSh is open on the top, like the resh in HBR, and on other RWSh types. Additionally, the aleph looks very much like a waw, which is also the usual form.