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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4491464, member: 85693&quot;]I&#039;ll chime in somewhat redundantly because two of them are countermarked - and nicely countermarked at that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The upper right one, as Doug pointed out is from Side, Pamphylia, and has a countermark.&nbsp; This countermark is rather interesting, and somewhat mysterious, to me anyway.&nbsp; Some describe it as showing a sheep&#039;s knucklebone!&nbsp; These were used in gaming:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knucklebones</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or it might be a pomegranate.&nbsp; I never did find a definitive, authoritative source for these.&nbsp; Here&#039;s mine:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1114442[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Side, Pamphylia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 12</b></p><p><b>(205-191 B.C.)</b></p><p>Helmeted head of Athena right / ΣIΔHTΩ[N], Nike walking left, holding wreath and palm branch, pomegranate in left field.</p><p>BMC 66; SNG France 740; SNG von Aulock 4806; SNG Cop 408; Sear 5440.</p><p><b>Countermark: </b> See reverse.</p><p>(3.37 grams / 12 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Countermark:&nbsp; </b></p><p>Astragalos (sheep knuckle bone)? 6 x 4 mm obverse.&nbsp; I found this countermark on this host in several places (auctions, eBay), although I could not find any solid attribution information.&nbsp; Some describe it as an owl or a pomegranate.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You asked about value for these.&nbsp; When researching mine, I found quite a few examples online for sale, so I think it is fairly common.&nbsp; Yours is a nice specimen, better than mine, I think.&nbsp; In a fancy auction such as the one Doug linked, maybe $50-$100.&nbsp; I got mine on eBay for about $7.50, but I&#039;m a bargain hunter.</p><p><br /></p><p>***</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coin on the upper left, this is another one from Odessos, showing the Great God reclining.&nbsp; It too has a countermark - a Greek letter Delta in a circle.&nbsp; Value would be about the same as the Side, I&#039;m guessing, as these are somewhat &quot;common&quot; for this sort of thing.&nbsp; Here are a couple of auction links:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3172511" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3172511" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3172511</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5097463" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5097463" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5097463</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coins.&nbsp; I should add, if all this information is new to you, and seems a bit overwhelming, I knew nothing about Greek bronzes or ancient countermarks three years ago - a lot of help here on Coin Talk was the ticket to most of my knowledge.&nbsp; Blundering into stuff online did most of the rest.&nbsp; It is a fun hobby - and you have three great coins to start with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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