Help me ID this elephant in the room

June 20, 2017 5:58 PM

Mrs. Z recently purchased an auction lot containing this item. My guess was it was somehow associated with the University of Alabama, but the font for the letter "A" is wrong. Any thoughts on what it is, or what S.P.O.C. might stand for?
posted by DrAstroZoom to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

At work we use the acronym SPOC to mean "Single Point of Contact," or responsible party, to designate the go-to person for something. That's my only awareness of it.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 6:19 PM on June 20, 2017

Special Projects Operations Center in Algiers from WWII?
posted by Ideefixe at 6:24 PM on June 20, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: This appears to be the Heraldic crest of Catania, Sicily. .

You sure it's not SPQC? Senatus Populus Que Catanensium.
posted by Karaage at 6:57 PM on June 20, 2017 [15 favorites]

Best answer: Here's the article, in Italian, that describes the crest of Catania.
posted by Karaage at 7:04 PM on June 20, 2017 [3 favorites]

It's SPQC.
posted by Slinga at 5:29 AM on June 21, 2017

Response by poster: Wow, was I wrong. Thanks, MeFites!
posted by DrAstroZoom at 5:32 AM on June 21, 2017