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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3525318, member: 85693&quot;]Only a countermark fanatic could love something this ugly.&nbsp; One of my favorites of the year so far - Heraclius countermark for Sicily.&nbsp; One of my best buys for the year so far - $1.25 (some might dispute it is even worth that!) </p><p><br /></p><p>My attribution is iffy - it is hard to see the second bust (of Heraclius Constantine) for my SB 883 claim.&nbsp; It could be the monogram version SB 882.&nbsp; I tried to show my attribution rationale with pitiful graphics <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; The host coin has a Chi-Rho above the reverse M, and after poking around I thought it was probably Maurice Tiberius.&nbsp; Just a guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936560[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936562[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Byzantine Empire&nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>Heraclius &amp; Her. Constantine&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>(c. 616-622 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Sicilian Mint</b></p><p><b>Host coin:</b>&nbsp; Nikomedia follis of Maurice Tiberius (?) SB 512. </p><p><b>Counterstamp:</b> Two busts, Heraclius &amp; Her. Constantine&nbsp; facing in circle / SCLs in oval. </p><p>SB 883; DOC 242.</p><p>(10.27 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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