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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3692334, member: 85693&quot;]That&#039;s a great-looking Tarsos countermark, rrdenarius - I like how it is centered on the face.&nbsp; I hope this is the start of a countermark obsession for you <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have two of them, shown below. They do seem to be fairly common for a countermark issue.&nbsp; When I got these I did some digging and found quite a few examples.&nbsp; There was nothing particularly specific about the countermark that I could find - who issued it and why.&nbsp; It is one of those things I need to go back to and see if some more information emerges.&nbsp; I would like to know more. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the best one I have - it is kind of weird how the countermark is over the face, but doesn&#039;t obliterate it - two faces merged into one.&nbsp; Psychedelic!:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989476[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cilicia, Tarsos Æ20 </b></p><p><b>(c. 164-27 B.C.)</b></p><p>Bust of Tyche veiled &amp; turreted&nbsp; right / TAPΣEΩN right, pyre of Sandan center, KA / M Γ /<u>AP</u> monograms left.</p><p>SNG BN 1336-7; SNG Levante 933-57 var.</p><p><b>Countermark:</b>&nbsp; head of Helios right in 8mm circle. </p><p>(6.31 grams / 20 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>This one&#039;s kind of pitiful, but I never turn down a cheap countermark: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]989481[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cilicia, Tarsos&nbsp; Æ18 </b></p><p><b>(c. 164-27 B.C.)</b></p><p>Bust of Tyche veiled &amp; turreted right / TAPΣEΩN right, pyre of Sandan center, possible monograms left (worn).</p><p>SNG BN 1336-7; SNG Levante 933-57 var. (?)</p><p><b>Countermark:</b>&nbsp; head of Helios right in 8mm circle. </p><p>(6.33 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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