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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2583162, member: 56859&quot;]I think the reverse may be Mt. Argaeus, so maybe it&#039;s from Cappadocia.&nbsp; Similar coins are linked at the end of this post.&nbsp; <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Roman_Empire_125.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Roman_Empire_125.png" rel="nofollow">Legion XV was in the region at the time</a> (marker 20 on the map linked, with excerpt below) so it makes sense to see that countermark on a coin that would have been circulating in that region.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561128[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]561123[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=186602" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=186602" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=186602</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/2550246.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (23mm, 11.27 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Mt. Argaeus surmounted by nude figure, holding globe and scepter; [date] in exergue. Cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 309 = BMC 155 (dated RY 7 [AD 144]); SNG Hunterian -. Near VF, dusty, pale green patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=87576" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=87576" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=87576</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/140117.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ 24mm (8.70 g). Dated RY 16 (AD 153/154). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Mount Argaeus with male figure holding globe and sceptre. Sydenham 314b. VF, dark brown patina. Scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples from Vcoins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/david_connors/41/product/antoninus_pius_ae22_cappadocia_caesarea__mt_argaeus/583965/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/david_connors/41/product/antoninus_pius_ae22_cappadocia_caesarea__mt_argaeus/583965/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/david_connors/41/product/antoninus_pius_ae22_cappadocia_caesarea__mt_argaeus/583965/Default.aspx</a></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/41/C/5/CKj6iL5bS3JgqyY2K9fd7PnREzP8N4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/moneta_numismatic_services/104/product/cappadocia_caesarea_antoninus_pius_ad_138161__fine_green_and_brown_patina/187152/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/moneta_numismatic_services/104/product/cappadocia_caesarea_antoninus_pius_ad_138161__fine_green_and_brown_patina/187152/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/moneta_numismatic_services/104/product/cappadocia_caesarea_antoninus_pius_ad_138161__fine_green_and_brown_patina/187152/Default.aspx</a></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/104/R/5/Rq5W8ekFdoP67kfZG2Hr8s4ML9ay3n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/cerberus_ancient_coins/31/product/antoninus_pius_caesarea_cappadocia_138161ad_l_i_1708/76390/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/cerberus_ancient_coins/31/product/antoninus_pius_caesarea_cappadocia_138161ad_l_i_1708/76390/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/cerberus_ancient_coins/31/product/antoninus_pius_caesarea_cappadocia_138161ad_l_i_1708/76390/Default.aspx</a></p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/31/Y/5/y43B6sM9QK9or4wH7dJnsQm2iZ5DBP.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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