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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8275512, member: 85693&quot;]Some great countermarks in this thread.&nbsp; They are indeed tough to identify sometimes; here are a few of my unknowns:</p><p><br /></p><p>This one seems doable, but I have never had any luck figuring it out: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461056[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Unknown&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 22</b></p><p>Æ host, head (Tiberius? Seleucid King?) right / Figure (Zeus?&nbsp; Hermes?) standing left holding sceptre.</p><p>Unidentified.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><b>Countermark:</b>&nbsp; Obverse, NE in 10 x 6 mm oval.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>(9.85 grams / 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Dec. 2019&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one from Pergamum with what looks like a club countermark.&nbsp; Owl countermarks are often encountered on these, but I&#039;ve never been able to find a club:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461057[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of unknowns - the hosts are so worn I&#039;ve never had any luck.&nbsp; An eagle and a laureate head, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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