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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3736370, member: 85693&quot;]Well, call me fickle.&nbsp; Like Doug suggests, I too tend to be especially fond of the latest arrival.&nbsp; Yesterday, from fellow CTer via eBay came an interesting countermark.&nbsp; At least I think it&#039;s interesting...it is <i>today&#039;s</i> favorite anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took me quite a while to figure anything out about it - it was issued by Seleukos I.&nbsp; That&#039;s Medusa on the obverse, showing her good side (at least it hasn&#039;t turned me to stone yet).&nbsp; On the reverse is a bull with a monogram (?) countermark on his flanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found several of these countermarks, all on this type, all placed squrely on the bull.&nbsp; The ANS site had a few examples, but no information on the countermark.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.43.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.43.2" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.43.2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Guberman blog had one as well (I find this blog to be very helpful sometimes - is this a CTer?):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://guberman.blogspot.com/2018/07/greekseleucid-seleucus-i-bce-312-280.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://guberman.blogspot.com/2018/07/greekseleucid-seleucus-i-bce-312-280.html" rel="nofollow">http://guberman.blogspot.com/2018/07/greekseleucid-seleucus-i-bce-312-280.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001919[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Seleucid</b> <b>Kingdom</b> <b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ 18</b></p><p><b>Seleukos I Nikator</b></p><p><b>(312-281 B.C.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sardes mint </b></p><p>Winged head of Medusa right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ [ΣEΛEY]K[OY], bull butting right; Σ<i> between hind legs (?).</i></p><p><i>SC 6.1; HGC 9, 107a. (?)</i></p><p><i><b>Countermark: </b> Monogram on bull&#039;s flanks, 5 x 4 mm.</i></p><p><i>(6.14 grams / 18 mm)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Attribution Note:&nbsp; </b></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Host:</b>&nbsp; This issue comes in several varieties with various monograms and controls.&nbsp; There appears to be one between bull&#039;s hind legs, barely visible (ΣI?).&nbsp; &nbsp; </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>CM:</b>&nbsp; This countermark seems to be fairly common, but precise information is basically nil, from what I can find online. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Any additional information on this would be greatly appreciated!</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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