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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3203283, member: 87809&quot;]and forgot this one, Athena&#039;s face is very damaged and the coin has a crack, but I like the countermark&nbsp; “ei” (Aramaic?). Have been told in another forum that this&nbsp; probably is a countermark from Gaza where the first coins were minted on the Athens model around 380 BC. Have been searching the web for this countermark but haven&#039;t been able to find it. If you happen to know about it please let me know <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Countermarking of silver coins, most common in the Hellenistic period, was usually done by a state to show that foreign coins could be used as legal tender in its territory. If Athenian owls were also countermarked in Aramaic by Egyptian authorities in their struggle against Persia, this could be one of them.</p><p>Later Intermediate Style oblong Pi-Style Owl</p><p>19 x 24 mm; 17.10 g</p><p>Reference: SNG Copenhagen 64-65; Sear 2547;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]829538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]829539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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