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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 4425604, member: 82549&quot;]Imitations are real coins, too. They were often made by local tribes to facilitate trade in areas where official coinage was scarce, and usually circulated along side official coinage in outlying areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know whether your coin is official or a Celtic imitation, but if it is an imitation, that might explain the countermark. It could have been intended as a &quot;seal of approval&quot; by a local authority saying that this coin is accepted for trade by the government.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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