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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4820601, member: 85693"]My Byzantine countermark/counterstamp collection doubled this week with a lot from eBay. They are all Heraclius so far, SB 882 and SB 884. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are two that baffle me, however:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Left: 25 x 17 mm, 4.4 grams. The obverse looks like Constans to me, and does not appear to be counterstamped, unless this is SB 882 "single head" taking up the whole flan. But the SC counterstamp is clearly visible on the reverse and it seems to be SB 883 or 884? </p><p><br /></p><p>Right: 19 mm, 4 grams. I don't even know which side is up on this one. Perhaps not a countermark, but rather a messy overstrike? The top photo is oriented so you can see a large bearded bust, cut off just above the moustache by a line and R T (?). The reverse C Star Cross/X is probably oriented wrong. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help greatly appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the whole lot - the two in question are center row left:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167538[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4820601, member: 85693"]My Byzantine countermark/counterstamp collection doubled this week with a lot from eBay. They are all Heraclius so far, SB 882 and SB 884. There are two that baffle me, however: [ATTACH=full]1167534[/ATTACH] Left: 25 x 17 mm, 4.4 grams. The obverse looks like Constans to me, and does not appear to be counterstamped, unless this is SB 882 "single head" taking up the whole flan. But the SC counterstamp is clearly visible on the reverse and it seems to be SB 883 or 884? Right: 19 mm, 4 grams. I don't even know which side is up on this one. Perhaps not a countermark, but rather a messy overstrike? The top photo is oriented so you can see a large bearded bust, cut off just above the moustache by a line and R T (?). The reverse C Star Cross/X is probably oriented wrong. Any help greatly appreciated. Here's the whole lot - the two in question are center row left: [ATTACH=full]1167538[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1167539[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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