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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8277730, member: 85693&quot;]Again, thank you for this information, [USER=26430]@Curtis[/USER] - you solved my numismatic &quot;brick wall&quot; (as the genealogists call them).&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of mine compared with the clearest of the RPC examples and a new and improved attribution (Howgego says the countermark is for Nero, which is pretty cool).&nbsp; I&#039;d say this is a pretty good match for both host and countermark:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461675[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Claudius / Nero CM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 22</b></p><p><b>Alexandria ad Issum, Cilicia</b></p><p><b>n.d. (c. 40-41 / 43-44 A.D.)</b></p><p>Alexander the Great, diademed and draped bust right / [ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕΩΝ ΕΤ ΙΡ], Dionysus standing, left with cantharus and thyrsus; panther to left. </p><p>(9.85 grams / 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Dec. 2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lot @ $3.13&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><b>Host Coin Attribution:</b></p><p>RPC I, 4075; Levante, NC 1971, 99, nos 64–70</p><p><b>Countermark:</b>&nbsp; Obverse, NE in 10 x 6 mm oval.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Howgego GIC 552; RPC Countermark Type 681.</p><p>Howgego attributes this to Nero, notes dates 40/41 (1) and 43/44 (2); ? (1).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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