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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3118193, member: 82322&quot;]I did not record the orientation of the dies.&nbsp; Getting the small dies to match up would be difficult.&nbsp; It is likely the dies were hinged or there was some other contraption to line them up.&nbsp; If both of us have the same orientation, then there is an 11/12 chance that fixed dies were used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes that information helps determine the mint.&nbsp; This is a special case and probably won&#039;t but I am still interested.</p><p><br /></p><p>How can we figure out the whom?&nbsp; The fabric of the coin and countermark remind me of <a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=23263" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=23263" rel="nofollow">CNG 61, lot 264</a> which is a coin of Abydos struck with tiny Abydos dies.&nbsp; Because the gorgoneion is also an Abydos type it is a candidate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The undertype seems to be Alexandria Troas.&nbsp; Ilion in Troas is known for gorgoneion countermarks.&nbsp; The fabric is similar to Abydos in Troas.&nbsp; Abydos used the gorgoneion on its silver coinage.&nbsp; My guess is &quot;Troas Uncertain (Abydos?)&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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