I've added this small bronze coin from Thrace, Mesembria (ca. 200-100 BC; identified by @Orielensis) to my collection, mainly because of the interesting countermark on the observe side. Obv: Wreathed head of Dionysos to the right. Countermark of female figure to the right. Rev: MEΣAM-BΡIAN[ΩN], grape bunch; MΔ above Weight 7.24 g, diameter: 20 mm. Dark-brown bronze patina, high relief. With a close-up of the countermark: I found a comparable countermark online: I know little to nothing about countermarks: what is a good strategy to find out more on this countermark?
Your coin is from Thrace, Mesembria. Acsearch has a couple of examples, see here. It appears to be rather scarce. I'd be excited to hear if you find out anything about the countermark!
kool coins!..i like counterstamped ones too..i would reckon the next ruler made them, but i couldn't guarantee it tho..
Interesting countermarks, @Bing and @ominus1! Still struggling to find more info on my countermark. Any help would be appreciated!
I really like this countermark - it is attractive and unusual. I have just been getting into ancient countermarks the past year or and a lot of the time I have pretty good luck blundering into information online. But sometimes this doesn't work out for me - I tried some of my usual methods (start with a Google image search of the host coin + "countermark", etc.) but a cursory effort didn't find anything that matches yours. This page on FORVM have helped me attribute countermark ancients, although I did not see yours: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=546
Here is mine. I had put “veiled Tyche” but I can’t remember why (this was almost a decade ago). I also had Maroneia but your inscription is clear, my coin is about 28mm if I remember correctly. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-135047
