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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3873593, member: 85693"]Just got this new countermark I wanted to share. A small AE from Akmoneia, Phrygia issued for Nero by a husband and wife Archon team, strangely enough (seems unusual to me anyway) with an Asclepius countermark. What a lot of Greek writing for such a tiny flan! There were three or so variations of this type of host coin - I think I have the right one, but corrections always welcome. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is not a particularly scarce countermark - Howgego noted 12 and I found seven or so in an acsearch and a few more on vcoins. Apparently there was a shrine to Asclepius in Akmoneia, thus the countermark, supposedly.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the examples I saw were carefully applied along the outside edge so as not to obliterate the emperor's face. So I am guessing this was countermarked during Nero's lifetime. Galba supporters would've whacked him on the nose. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example from the "Automan" collection on FORVM;</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&pos=58" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&pos=58" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&pos=58</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023389[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nero Æ 19</b></p><p><b>Lucius Servenius Capito, </b></p><p><b>Archon & wife, Julia Severa </b></p><p><b><b>Akmoneia, Phrygia</b> </b></p><p><b>(c. 65 A.D.)</b></p><p>[NEPΩN] KAICAP CEBACTOC laureate head right / CEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOYΛIAΣ CEO]YHPAC / AKMONEΩN / Zeus seated left, [owl standing left], EΠI APX [TO Γ] in monograms. </p><p>RPC 3176. (3.80 grams / 19 mm) </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Countermark (Obverse):</b> Asklepios standing, holding serpent-encircled staff, in</p><p>rectangular punch, 4.5 x 9 mm.</p><p>Howgego 241 (12 pcs).</p><p><br /></p><p>Any other Nero countermarks out there? Or just any new finds - I like looking at them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3873593, member: 85693"]Just got this new countermark I wanted to share. A small AE from Akmoneia, Phrygia issued for Nero by a husband and wife Archon team, strangely enough (seems unusual to me anyway) with an Asclepius countermark. What a lot of Greek writing for such a tiny flan! There were three or so variations of this type of host coin - I think I have the right one, but corrections always welcome. This is not a particularly scarce countermark - Howgego noted 12 and I found seven or so in an acsearch and a few more on vcoins. Apparently there was a shrine to Asclepius in Akmoneia, thus the countermark, supposedly. All the examples I saw were carefully applied along the outside edge so as not to obliterate the emperor's face. So I am guessing this was countermarked during Nero's lifetime. Galba supporters would've whacked him on the nose. Here is an example from the "Automan" collection on FORVM; [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&pos=58[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1023388[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1023389[/ATTACH] [B]Nero Æ 19 Lucius Servenius Capito, Archon & wife, Julia Severa [B]Akmoneia, Phrygia[/B] (c. 65 A.D.)[/B] [NEPΩN] KAICAP CEBACTOC laureate head right / CEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOYΛIAΣ CEO]YHPAC / AKMONEΩN / Zeus seated left, [owl standing left], EΠI APX [TO Γ] in monograms. RPC 3176. (3.80 grams / 19 mm)[B] [/B] [B]Countermark (Obverse):[/B] Asklepios standing, holding serpent-encircled staff, in rectangular punch, 4.5 x 9 mm. Howgego 241 (12 pcs). Any other Nero countermarks out there? Or just any new finds - I like looking at them.[/QUOTE]
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