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by jove!

 

Great idea for a thread!


Achaea. Sicyonia, Sicyon. Septimius Severus AE24
2 Assaria (AE, 5.3 g, 24 mm), c. 198-205.
Obv: Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right.
Rev: Dionysos standing left with kantharos and thyrsus.
Uncertain C/M


Mysia, Pergamon. Alliance with Ephesos. AE34 of Commodus
Obv: laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev: to l., Asclepius standing, facing, (head, r.), holding serpent-staff; to r., cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports.
34mm and 20.8g.
Howgego 70, Caracalla laureate, and reported on 114 coins from Pergamum.
Howgego 811 meaning revalued to 6 assarii, and reported on
32 coins from Ephesus.


Uncertain city, Drusus AE18. Amphora countermark
Obv. DPOVSOS KAISAP, Juvenile head of Drusus.
Rev. MENOFANTOY KAPAKI..., Caduceus.
18mm and 4.2gm.

"This coin, evidently of Asia Minor, but particularly of that part situated about the Maeander and Hermus, is probably of a place called Characa, mentioned by Strabo as situated on the road from Tralles to Nysa, and at equall distances. Stephanus speaks also of a city of Charax in Lydia, which he identifies with Tralles." J. Millingen, Sylloge of Ancient Unedited Coins of Greek Cities and Kings ... 1837, p. 79 (pl. 4, 56 (*).
Howgego 369, amphora countermark.

 

i've actually been after sum o dees

 

Wow, some very nice countermarks here. I especially like that Telesphoros. I have to wonder why there was a need for three identical countermarks on the OP, though.

There are a bunch of marks on my Aegina turtle. The clearest is the Corinthian helmet at the bottom left. The one to the right may be a flower.

 

I like the dolphin mark between the legs of the slinger on this stater:

 

Achaemenid Empire
Darius I to Xerxes II, 485-420 B.C.
Sardes Mint, AR Siglos, 15.87mm x 5.6 grams
Obv.: Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow. 1 counterstamp at position 2, Hill 35
Rev.:
Incuse punch. Three counterstamps: position 3, Hill type 89; position 10, Hill type 42; position 12, Hill type 58 (perhaps Cypriate or Lycian Letter)

 

Hey, I forgot my turtle has a countermark.

 

Nice marks, everyone. Here is my only banker's mark, and it matches the theme of the coin too, which is a great bonus.

Good old Julius Caesar:

 

This series is a goldmine for countermarks. My favorite is the Ba'al bull

but the Janiform head is OK, too.

 

In the late third to early second century BC the city of Side in Pamphlia was issuing large diameter silver coins including this one:

32-30 mm. 16.38 grams.
Sear Greek 5436. SNG von Aulock 4795.
Head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet
Nike advancing left holding out wreath, pomegranate in field
Seleucid anchor countermark, supposedly applied by Antiochus IV (175-164 BC).

 

Can I get bonus points for a countermark and a test cut?

PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos.
AR Stater, 22mm, 10.78g, 12h; c. 380/75-330/25 BC.
Obv.: Two wrestlers grappling; ΦK between, below
Rev.: Slinger in throwing stance right; EΣTFEΔIIYΣ to left, counterclockwise triskeles of legs to right; lion countermark in lower right field.

 

Countermark: head of Nike right, wings at neck, within incuse circle.

The coin was struck for Rhodian mercenaries on Crete, circa 205-200 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 3.94 g, 12h). First Cretan War issue. Gorgos, magistrate?.
Obverse: Winged head in the style of the gorgon (punning on the magistrate or the city Gortyna)
Reverse: Rose in profile, with bud to right; ΓOPΓOΣ above, [P]-O flanking, star to lower right.
Ashton, Crete, Issue 1; Ashton 333; SNG Keckman —; SNG Copenhagen (Caria) 864 (same dies)
Ex Erich Karl Collection (Lanz 131, 27 November 2006), lot 809.

Richard Ashton argues that the coin issue was likely struck by Rhodian commanders during the Cretan war (see Ashton, Clubs, pp. 77-78). It is almost never seen without countermark, so the countermark must have been applied very soon after the coin was issued.

 

I only have one countermand ancient in my collection - this as of Nero bearing a countermark for Vespasian.
The countermark VESPA is assumed to have been applied in AD 68 in the midst of the civil war by supporters of Vespasian.
Interestingly, none of the known examples show the c/m applied directly on Nero's bust so as to deface his portrait. Whoever applied it, they were presumably also loyal to Nero.

I was very happy to find this coin un-attributed in a tray of low grade roman coins for 1,5 euro! Bought it for the nice bust thinking the c/m was actually damage.
The c/m was an additional benefit I found out about later.

 

Top-marks for everybody's examples!!

Ummm, I have a whole lotta "marks" ... wanna see some of 'em?

 

BITHYNIA Koinon of Bithynia Hadrian AE 33 Octastyle temple

S is graffito

 

... a few more ...



Ummm, and here is a banker's mark (close enough?)



Oh, and can I also include Overstrikes, or is that pushin' it?







... two of my favourites

 

the OP coin has 4 marks on cheek, not sure its the same cm?

 

I don't have many countermarked coins but since I have Howgego's book, it seems only right that I should buy more .

Here's one I really really really wanted a couple of years ago but despite bidding far higher than my planned max, I lost. (I picked up some other very sweet coins in that auction so it was okay ).


Gortyna drachm

 

great CM's on silver they some out so much better in details