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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3098173, member: 85693&quot;]I am pretty excited about this.&nbsp; A Nero as with a GALBA countermark (in Greek).&nbsp; This is my first Nero and my first Galba, two emperors I figured would forever remain out of my price range.&nbsp; Snagged it by bottom-feeding on eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>The countermark was applied to both official Rome issues and contemporary copies, and I am not entirely sure if mine is &quot;official&quot; or not - the style looks pretty good, the weight plausible for a Rome issue.&nbsp; But the host coin is very worn, so I was kind of guessing at attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what the Museum of Roman Countermarks says about this countermark: </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;GALBA in Greek Letters (Martini Pangerl Collection 92). This countermark occurs also on Provincial coins and is Howgego as GIC 526. (These) coins are in the grey zone between official coins (so called Thrakian mint) and provincial coins of the Balkan region&quot; (<a href="http://www.romancoins.info/CMK-galba.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.romancoins.info/CMK-galba.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.romancoins.info/CMK-galba.html</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>I found several online examples - all of these Greek Galba&#039;s I&#039;ve seen are applied over Nero&#039;s face.&nbsp; Ouch!</p><p><br /></p><p>Any other Galba countermarks out there?&nbsp; Any feedback (or corrections) would be appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]783517[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]783520[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]783519[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Nero / Galba Æ As</b></p><p><b>(63 A.D.; c/m 69 A.D.)</b></p><p>NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS, laureate head right / [GENIO AVGVSTI],</p><p>Genius, naked to waist, standing half-left, holding cornucopiae, [altar left].&nbsp; RIC 125</p><p><b>Countermark:</b> ΓAΛBΛ (GALBA in Greek) Howgego GIC 526</p><p>(9.77 grams / 27 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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