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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4543181, member: 85693&quot;]I just got another priests-plowing-with-oxen type with a countermark, so I thought I&#039;d pull up this old thread.&nbsp; My new one was struck for Claudius (I think). The countermark is fairly common, and I have more faith in my countermark attribution, as it looks just like all the Howgego 303&#039;s I found online. </p><p><br /></p><p>But the host coin did confuse me - various places online refer to the host coin as being from Parium, with others saying Philippi.&nbsp; I&#039;m going with FORVM&#039;s Automan, since he is so knowledgeable about countermarks - he says Philippi with a Parium countermark.&nbsp; My &quot;notes&quot; are from another FORVM posting. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&amp;pos=111" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&amp;pos=111" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=546&amp;pos=111</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine, with best-guess attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124664[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius&nbsp; Æ 16</b></p><p><b>Macedon, Philippi /&nbsp; <b>CM for Mysia, Parium</b></b></p><p><b>(c. 41-54 A.D.)</b></p><p>[TICLAV-AVG], bare head left / Two priests plowing right.</p><p>RPC I 1660 ; SNG BN 1458</p><p>(3.29 grams / 15 mm)</p><p><b>Countermark: </b> </p><p>Capricorn in 3 mm square, obv.</p><p>Howgego 303 (16 pcs) (Parium).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:&nbsp; </b>&quot;|Howgego| notes the capricorn was a |standard| |type| for |Parium|. The capricorn was a symbol of |Augustus| and was probably adopted as a symbol of the city after a Augustan refoundation of the |colonia|.&nbsp; |Howgego| notes that the capricorn countermarks on the colonist plowing types may have indicated a devaluation of the coins.&quot; FORVM listing</p><p><br /></p><p>Any information or corrections, or other Philippi / Parium stuff, countermarks, etc. would be appreciated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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