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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3898403, member: 85693&quot;]I hope you don&#039;t mind me pulling up a post from the foggy past, Bing.&nbsp; But I recently got a Pamphylia Side AE, same host as your post, with a countermark.&nbsp; And I too am having trouble finding any information on it - just as you were a couple years ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>Astragalos (sheep knuckle bone)?&nbsp; Pomegranate?&nbsp; Owl?&nbsp; These coins were extensively countermarked, from what I can tell, but I&#039;ve yet to find a systematic description of them. </p><p><br /></p><p>So just in case anybody out there can shed light on the mysterious countermarks of Pamphylia - here it is - same host as Bing&#039;s - but a different countermark.&nbsp; Below the photos are my efforts at attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027733[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027734[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Side, Pamphylia&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 12</b></p><p><b>(205-191 B.C.)</b></p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right / ΣIΔHTΩ[N], Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch, pomegranate in left field.</p><p>BMC 66; SNG France 740; SNG von Aulock 4806; SNG Cop 408; Sear 5440.</p><p>(3.37 grams / 12 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Countermark:&nbsp; </b></p><p>Astragalos (sheep knuckle bone)? 6 x 4 mm obverse.&nbsp; I found this countermark on this host in several places (auctions, eBay), although I could not find any solid attribution information.&nbsp; Some describe it as an owl or a pomegranate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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