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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Bucklan, post: 3550345, member: 76544&quot;]I&#039;m not particularly interested in countermarks on Greek Ae issues, but this coin is a bit more interesting than the many others I have seen. When I first looked at it I saw the bust of Herakles obverse, but the small lion head on the reverse kind of threw me as it looked like part of the design. Turns out it is a raised countermark as opposed to the incuse countermark on the obverse. Here is the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943453[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lysimacheia Thrace ; 309-220 BC : 21mm, 11.2gms</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Obv:</u> Head of Herakles right wearing lion-skin; c/m: incuse facing lion scalp (upside down)</p><p>Rev: Nike standing left holding wreath and palm; c/m: raised head of lion right</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Question:</u> Is a raised countermark common? I can&#039;t remember seeing another. Also, how do you think it is done? BTW, I checked and the two countermarks don&#039;t line up with each other so were probably applied separately.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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