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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3285274, member: 85693&quot;]Oh, I like the countermarks.&nbsp; Very nice TICA example, Alegandron - by &quot;very nice&quot; I include the fact the host coins on these are almost always worn slick.&nbsp; I have a couple of these, but yours is nicer than mine - the reverse (dolphin?) is the best I&#039;ve seen anywhere. </p><p><br /></p><p>My low standards get even lower with countermarks - I&#039;ve taken to using computer graphic techniques to highlight these.&nbsp; Here is a recent example - &quot;<i>P•P•</i> in 8 x 6 mm oval&quot; on an Augustus as.&nbsp; Very hard to see, thanks to a lot of green verdigris/patina/crud.&nbsp; There are a few examples I found online -it seems to be from Pannonia (where a lot of legionary countermarked issues are found), Pangerl 81.&nbsp; The weight&#039;s not too far off on this, so I suspect it was an official mint product rather than one of the puny knock-offs. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the larger issue of how ugly can things get before it is not collectable, this is an example of one special quality - the countermark - made this worth obtaining.&nbsp; The fact it came in a big lot and therefore cost $1.89 also influenced my purchase. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to post it at some point, and now I have an excuse! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]868621[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]868622[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Augustus&nbsp; Æ As</b></p><p><b>Imperial Moneyer As with </b></p><p><b>Pannonia c/m (1st C. A.D.)</b></p><p>[unreadable], bare head right ? /[unreadable] III VIR AAA [?]</p><p>around large S [C]. (Attribution uncertain)</p><p><b>Countermarks:</b> <i>P•P•</i> in 8 x 6 mm oval</p><p>M. Pangerl Collection 81.</p><p>(8.29 grams / 25 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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