Very nice and rare coin with overprint

Most of the countermarks shown here are indistinguishable to me except the one with the tripod (is that an altar?). I don't have any countermarks on ancients. Has anyone ever used silly putty to get a relief impression? Maybe they could be more clearly seen.

 

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I've never seen one. I want one.

 

The obverse of this Seleucid coin has Apollo and countermark of Tyche or Artemis . The reverse shows a Palm tree and some lettering on both sides. I made sure that the coin was struck in Tyre - Phoenicia. Couldn't find a more elaborated description.

 

You want counter-marks, eh? ... yummy, yummy!!



... how 'bout those dawgs!!? ...

 

Counterpoint. An anchor and a horse on a Seleucid coin:

 

I'll have to take your word on that being a Seleucid coin .

Interesting. Why would the Selucids counterstamp one of their own coins??

 

... crazy, eh?

 

It's an Antiochus III Apollo/Elephant type IIRC. As to the second question I believe it had something to do with some sort of military campaign in Ecbatana but I can't find my notes on the subject so that could be totally incorrect.

 

Maybe they assigned the coin/denomination a new value and indicated that with a countermark? Surely someone here has a ready explanation and links to various references.

 

It has something to do with the price of tea in China. Or maybe I'm wrong.

 

Ummm, Bing and I have an idea ... it's a gooden ...




Tea!! ... I think it's tea!!