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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3532214, member: 87404"]Mike, that's the exact page where I found most of my information, specifically the first group/section:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>"AVG"</b>, <b>"TICAE"</b>,<b>Helmet </b>on obverse, <b>Dolphin</b> on reverse, on Ephesos As of Augustus, countermarks originating from Moesia"</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>Here, they are siding with the initial belief the AVGVSTVS coins were struck in Ephesus (RPC I 2235). More recently the belief changed to be struck in Antioch (RPC I 4100).</p><p><br /></p><p>On some of the examples at the top of the link you provided, you can see the (worn) bust of Augustus on obverse and on reverse the remnants of the laurel wreath matching the type (the first below, you can still see the starting A in AVGVSTVS on reverse; on second, the ending AR in CAESAR on obverse).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]938409[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]938410[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in the Richard Baker collection of countermarks there are 2 examples, one (right) appears to maintain the -SAR of CAESAR on obverse and noticable wreath leaves on reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]938411[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://www.romancoins.info/countermark-Richard-Baker.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.romancoins.info/countermark-Richard-Baker.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.romancoins.info/countermark-Richard-Baker.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If I orient mine according to the host coin, you can see the topf/back of Augustus' head, and some wreath outline on the right:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]938405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My belief is that these were struck in Antioch, over time many traveled via trade route north and west, being used and worn down, ended up in Moesia, and after about 40-50 years of use were countermarked during the reign of Tiberius for continued use in the area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd love to see your's, Mike![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3532214, member: 87404"]Mike, that's the exact page where I found most of my information, specifically the first group/section: [INDENT][B]"AVG"[/B], [B]"TICAE"[/B],[B]Helmet [/B]on obverse, [B]Dolphin[/B] on reverse, on Ephesos As of Augustus, countermarks originating from Moesia" [/INDENT] Here, they are siding with the initial belief the AVGVSTVS coins were struck in Ephesus (RPC I 2235). More recently the belief changed to be struck in Antioch (RPC I 4100). On some of the examples at the top of the link you provided, you can see the (worn) bust of Augustus on obverse and on reverse the remnants of the laurel wreath matching the type (the first below, you can still see the starting A in AVGVSTVS on reverse; on second, the ending AR in CAESAR on obverse). [ATTACH=full]938409[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]938410[/ATTACH] Also, in the Richard Baker collection of countermarks there are 2 examples, one (right) appears to maintain the -SAR of CAESAR on obverse and noticable wreath leaves on reverse. [ATTACH=full]938411[/ATTACH] [url]http://www.romancoins.info/countermark-Richard-Baker.html[/url] If I orient mine according to the host coin, you can see the topf/back of Augustus' head, and some wreath outline on the right: [ATTACH=full]938405[/ATTACH] My belief is that these were struck in Antioch, over time many traveled via trade route north and west, being used and worn down, ended up in Moesia, and after about 40-50 years of use were countermarked during the reign of Tiberius for continued use in the area. I'd love to see your's, Mike![/QUOTE]
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