Bow Case Counterstamp on Cilician AE

This counterstamped coin arrived today with full details - the bow, a couple of arrows, and the case. And the stamper couldn't have chosen a better place on the coin, where it minimally interferes with the devices.



Cilicia, Tarsus, Autonomous Issue, after 164 BC.
AE 19 mm, 5.09 gm.
Obv: Draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right.
Rev: Zeus in himation seated left on throne, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; monograms to right.
SNG Levante 920; SNG France 1285-1294.

 

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Fantastic piece JA, great detail on the bow case.

 

Great piece JA. Best I can do is a bow case with two countermarks.

 

I don't follow you. You have a coin with two bow case countermarks? Let's see it!

 

No, not two bow case countermarks, bow case coin with trident countermark and corinthian helmet countermark.

From Pontus Amisos.

 

Very nice indeed! I had not seen that coin of yours before. Great find.

 

that's an great counterstamp, and well placed indeed.

i picked this coin up with a similar well placed counterstamp. picture is bad, and the coin isn't really great..but it has a cool anchor counterstamp behind the head of zeus on the obverse.

 

Very cool JA and Pish!!!

Besides the countermark of the Cleopatra type that I recently purchased (I believe JA knows from who), I also picked up this bronze from Forum although I still have little clue what the countermark is....My best guess is a 'bukranion'---which seems to be a steer? Looks like a corinthian helmet to me as well but next I'll be seeing 'ELVIS" ...

Not a 'Cilician' issue but it is a countermark.

Antigonos Gonatas, Macedonia, 18 mm, 277-239 BC, Athena and Pan, 5.25 grams

 

I posted my bee/fly/wasp/hornet recently. I have this fairly grotty Antoninus Pius, I keep it for the dolphin counter mark. There is also a head in a circle.


Antoninus Pius
Coin: Bronze As
Unreadable - Laureate head right
Unreadable - Genius standing left, holding cornucopiae and a patera over a burning altar. (Possibly)
Wt./Size/Axis: 13.80g / 30mm / -
References:

• Similar to RIC 568c

 

Sweet addition, JA ... man, I love counterstamped coins!!

=> I love the bowcase (very cool)

Oh, and I happen to have a cool example of a Cilicia, Tarsus (we rock!!)




Oh ... Helios is my counterstamp

 

@Pishpash - the little dolphin is charming, and @stevex6 - I never get tired of seeing that radiate head stamp - it's described as Sol, yes?

 

@stevex6 what is the description of the reverse, there seems a lot going on??

 

yup ... it kinda rocks, eh?

Ummm sorry, Pish => here is the other coin stuff ... (I like you)

Cilicia, Tarsos AE22
Circa 100 BC
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 9.78 grams
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, Countermark: Radiate head of Helios right (CM: Howgego 11? Hierapolis Phrygia circa 50AD)
Reverse: "TAPSEWN" Pyre of Sandan in the form of a pyramid, Sandan on a lion within
Reference: SNG Levante 951ff

 

I like you too steve! But the lion looks like a goat to me

 

Ooops, my description got cut-off => it's a "HORNED LION" ... *honestly*

 

A "horned" lion? That is super cool

 

Resurrecting another old thread, but it seems appropriate. John Anthony's OP is interesting to me, because I think I just got an example, and there are others like it all over the place - same rectangular countermark behind Tyche's head on AE issues from Tarsos. Has anybody found out anything else about this issue? Given the quantities out there, it seems to have been extensive.

Alegandron posted a nice one here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cilicia-tarsos-tyche-and-sandan.282585/ In this post, pirates are mentioned, which is pretty exciting. Any more information on this?

Anyway, here is mine. It has a very heavy sand patina which obscures the countermark, so my attribution is a bit provisional. I suppose I could soak out some of the dirt, but I kind of like it the way it is now (and I fear ruining it).




Cilicia, Tarsos Æ22
(After 164 B.C.)
Draped, veiled, and turreted bust of Tyche / TAΡΣEΩN, Zeus seated left on throne, holding scepter; monograms below.
SNG France 1285-1294 (?).
Countermark: Bow case & arrows (?), rectangle (10 x 4 mm)
(8.12 grams / 22 mm)

 

LOL, @Marsyas Mike I actually bought the OP Tarsos Tyche from @John Anthony. I did a HUGE double-take, then looked at the date of his original post.

John and I discussed the possibility that the counterstamp was around the time that Pompey swept the pirates from the Roman world’s Mare Nostrum.

 

That's cool!

 

LOL, no, that’s MINE!!!