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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5252699, member: 85693&quot;]I am resurrecting this thread because it is a good one, and I just got a new Antigonos II Gonatas bronze countermarked issued that is a bit unusual.&nbsp;&nbsp; Rather than the usual Macedonian helmet or bucranium, this one has a deer head.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least I am pretty sure it is a deer head - I found one example on acsearch, sold in two German auctions (2013 and 2016), described as a &quot;hirschkopf&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2942908" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2942908" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2942908</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine came from eBay (of course).&nbsp; I&#039;d been watching it for months - it was a &quot;buy it now&quot; that kept going lower and lower.&nbsp; When it hit $8.99 I pulled the trigger:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218949[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218950[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Macedonia Kingdom&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 21</b></p><p><b>Antigonos II Gonatas </b></p><p><b>(277/6-239 BC)</b></p><p><b>Uncertain Macedonia mint</b></p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right / Pan rt. erecting trophy; A across, [Macedonian helmet left], ANT monogram between legs, wreath right.</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1205-1211</p><p>(3.76 grams / 21 x 18 mm)</p><p>Countermark:&nbsp; Deer head (?) in 7 mm circle obverse.</p><p>Note:&nbsp; Found example with this countermark (&quot;Hirschkopf&quot;) in two auctions (same coin):</p><p><br /></p><p>Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auction 167, Lot 49, 04.09.2013</p><p><br /></p><p>Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha Nachfolger UG Auction 104, Lot 48, 12.02.2016</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are some examples of the Macedonian helmet countermark, found on these bronzes.&nbsp; This one was generously gifted me by CTer tenbobbit early in the year (this one has my favorite Pan on the reverse - I love that detailed face):</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1218947[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The one on the left below has the clearest Macedonian helmet (with cheek guards)</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1218948[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I don&#039;t have a bucranium countermark yet, but I&#039;m keeping my eye peeled.&nbsp; They are not as common as the helmet, but they are out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although this issue is commonly countermarked, I&#039;ve never been able to find out much information about them.&nbsp; Any information on these, or more examples, please feel free to share.&nbsp; It is an interesting, if mysterious, series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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