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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Archaios, post: 3894105, member: 108736&quot;]Hi,&nbsp; Very Interesting!&nbsp;&nbsp; I picked up a similar coin recently.&nbsp; I can see how the cmk on yours seems to look like an amphora but based on my coin I&#039;m pretty sure that&#039;s incorrect.&nbsp; This coin has a similar countermark in similar location and I&#039;m fairly sure it is <b>Telesphoros </b>so I&#039;d say yours is too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ours looks more like the squat triangular version of <b>Howgego 267</b> while yours looks a bit more elongated like <b>Howgego 268</b>.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the commentary in Howgego it seems likely that it may have been applied in nearby Pergamum.&nbsp; The examples in Howgego are mainly from Pergamum, which was nearby Nacrasa, and based on commentary it seems there was a shrine of Telesphoros (the Telesphorion or Telesphorium) there.. Also seems likely a reference to Asklepios on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Archaios[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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