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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 24713563, member: 85693&quot;]Great coin - did you notice it has a countermark on the obverse?&nbsp; This is the laurel branch in rectangle type - I have one on a Trajan SC from Antioch - interesting to see that the countermark was placed in the same place on both coins - my guess is this is an &quot;official&quot; countermark, with care being taken not to deface the emperor&#039;s face: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cm-antioch-laurels-on-trajan-sc-nov-2020-0-jpg.1491273/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Trajan/Hadrian Æ 27</b></p><p><b>(c. 102-114 A.D. / cm see note)</b></p><p><b>Syria, Seleucis &amp; Pieria Antiochia ad Orontem</b></p><p>[ΑΥΤΟΚΡ] ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑ[ΝΟϹ] ϹΕΒ[ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ] laureate head left / SC within</p><p>laurel wreath, BI below.</p><p>RPC III, 3595; McAlee 487(m).</p><p>(12.98 grams / 27 x 25 mm)</p><p>eBay Nov. 2020</p><p><b>Countermark Notes: </b>Laurel branch incuse in 5 x 4 mm rectangle, Howgego 378.</p><p>According to Howgego, the laurel branch countermark appears as an undertype on a Bar Kochba bronze, indicating that it was applied prior to 132-135 AD.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=930871" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=930871" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=930871</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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