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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1682072, member: 19463"]How about when when Carthage completely destroyed Akragas in 405 BC and placed a countermark on the old, worn AE coins in circulation?</p><p>[ATTACH]252040.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are usually at least this ugly. Here the crab from the original almost looks like it is eating the head in the c/m. Some examples show a bold c/m and no trace of the crab under it. There is a huge difference in opinions on the price of these according to whether the seller believes it is rare and historical (it is) or damaged (that, too).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1682072, member: 19463"]How about when when Carthage completely destroyed Akragas in 405 BC and placed a countermark on the old, worn AE coins in circulation? [ATTACH]252040.vB[/ATTACH] These are usually at least this ugly. Here the crab from the original almost looks like it is eating the head in the c/m. Some examples show a bold c/m and no trace of the crab under it. There is a huge difference in opinions on the price of these according to whether the seller believes it is rare and historical (it is) or damaged (that, too).[/QUOTE]
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