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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2370806, member: 42634&quot;]that&#039;s a cool counterbmark bing!&nbsp; i have a couple&nbsp; coins i picked up recently that have countermarks as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>a greek...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8447_zpssvix55jm.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8447_zpssvix55jm.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8447_zpssvix55jm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">CILICIA, Tarsos. 164-27 BC. <b>&nbsp; </b></font></p><p>O: Turreted head of Tyche right; R: Zeus seated left holding scepter; 20 mm, 7.9g </p><p><br /></p><p>it&#039;s clearly countermarked, but he countermark isn&#039;t clear.&nbsp; i think it&#039;s a bow and quiver, that is one found on these coins sometimes at least.&nbsp; i&#039;m pretty sure someone here has one with that countermark, maybe [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] ?&nbsp; i know i found one on the forum while i was researching this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>and a coin from &quot;philly&quot;...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8437_zps4qp8ldj0.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8437_zps4qp8ldj0.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/100_8437_zps4qp8ldj0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"> Philadelphia. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Time of Titus, 79-81 CE </font></p><p>O: Demeter, countermark (male head?), R: grain, 19 mm, 7.0 g </p><p><br /></p><p>i&#039;m pretty sure it&#039;s a male head with the nose pointing up and right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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