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Message:: [QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3207575, member: 85693"]I think my host coin is medal alignment, but it is so very worn I am not sure I am interpreting the reverse correctly.  I think I can see the bottom "skirt" and right shield of the reverse trophy, which is how I made my attribution.  That this "Hadrian's Head" countermark is found frequently on Flavian "Judea Capta" issues from Caesarea Maritima also went into my attribution/guessing process. I may be wrong, but here is an "enhanced" photo of the reverse showing the visible parts of the devices.  There may be a vertical post coming down from the middle of the "skirt" as well - the trophy's "base."  The obverse features a male head right, which looked somewhat like Titus from these Caesarea Maritima issues. [ATTACH=full]831906[/ATTACH] As for the weights, Roman Provincials seem to vary quite a bit within the same issue - there are many here at Coin Talk who know more than I do.  In the examples I found when researching this online, these Judea Capta types from Caesarea Maritima ranged from 7.2 to 12.9 grams! My countermark was measured with a ruler and my eyeball.  It's close, but not exact.[/QUOTE]