Fine Coins Showcase
Antiquities Showcase
Show Empty Categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart
My FORVM
Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs
zoom.asp
Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Featured Collections| ▸ |Sold Collections| ▸ |H. Agndal Countermarks||View Options:   | | | Henrik Agndal's collection of countermarked Roman Coins is remarkable not just for it large number of countermark types but also for the quality of the coins. Most countermarked coins are quite worn. Indeed some of these coins are worn and valued almost entirely for their countermarks. Many of the coins are, however, desirable not just for the countermark but also because they are superb attractive coins. While many of these coins may go to countermark specialist collectors, we suspect many will also go to collectors who have more interest in the coin. Perhaps this fascinating collection will provide inspiration for you to enter a new interesting specialty - countermarked Roman coins! |
Abila in the Decapolis, also known for a time as Seleucia, and ancient Raphana, is now called Quwaylibah, a site occupied by two tells (Tell al-Abila and Tell Umm al-Amad). Tell in Arabic means only "hill." The archaeological connotation of "hill of accumulated debris" in this case does not apply. The city was built over two natural hills on the left bank of Wadi ("valley") Qweilibeh, which is, in fact, delineated by hills and escarpments. The largest site is located amidst verdant agricultural fields near the modern Ain Quweilbeh spring. Roman temples, Byzantine churches and early mosques lie amidst olive groves and wheat fields.RY23137. Bronze AE 25, RPC Online IV.3 6514, Spijkerman 11, Rosenberger IV 12, SNG ANS 1121 ff., Sofaer -; c/m: Howgego 16 (7 pcs)., Choice aVF, well centered, excellent portrait, attractive green patina with highlighting earthen deposits; c/m: gVF, weight 10.768 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 0o, Abila in Decapolis (Quwaylibah, Jordan) mint, 166 - 167 A.D.; obverse AYT KAICAP Λ AYPOYHPOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; countermark: bearded bust of Herakles right, in oval punch, 6.5 x 8 mm; reverse CEABIΛHNW-NIAAΓKOICY, nude Herakles seated left on rock, grounded club in right hand, left hand on rocks behind, ΛC ([year] 230) in exergue; CNG mail bid sale 69 (8 Jun 2005), lot 1223; Heritage Long Beach Signature Sale 357 (9 Sep 2004), lot 12102; SOLD
Lot of 12 Countermarked Coins of Syria, Judaea, Samaria, Phoenicia & Palestine
SYRIA, SAMARIA, or JUDAEA, uncertain Flavian? emperor, Æ 25, 11.30 g, c. A.D. 69 - 96?, obv: laureate head left, countermark on chin, CM: laureate head right, in rectangular punch, 5 x 6 mm, Howgego 132 (13 pcs) or Howgego 133 (17 pcs)?
SYRIA?, civic Æ 20, CM: Tyche. Howgego 201. Coin heavily worn, but CM is nice.
SYRIA or SAMARIA?, Titus or Domitian, Æ 23, 10.78 g, 70s-80s A.D., obv: faint bust right, countermark on head, CM: laureate bust right, in rectangular punch, 4.5 x 6 mm. Howgego 133? (17 pcs).
SAMARIA, Caesarea, Domitian, Æ 18, 3.80 g, obv: laureate? head right, countermark on neck, rev: Tyche standing or seated left? From lot of 4, at least 2 from Caesarea. CM: laureate (?) head right, in rectangular punch, 3 x 4 mm. Howgego 135 (28 pcs).
ARABIA or PHENICIA?, uncertain emperor, Æ 21, 6.58 g, 1st-2nd Century A.D.?, obv: bust right, rev: city goddess seated right, CM: Lambda-shaped letter with horizontal on top, dot on either side, in oval punch, 6.5 x 5 mm, Howgego -.
Uncertain mint, likely Syria, Judaea etc., Æ 22, 6.42 g, 1st century A.D.?, obv: bust right, countermark on bust, CM: large head right, in rectangular punch, 7 x 9 mm, Howgego -.
SAMARIA, Caesarea Maritima?, Titus?, Æ 20, 7.59 g, 70s A.D.?, obv: faint bust right, countermark on neck, CM: laureate? head right, in rectangular punch, 3.5 x 4.5 mm. Howgego 135 (28 pcs). Probably applied in Palestine.
Details on additional coins provided with shipment or by email upon request.LT25796. Bronze Lot, 12 countermarked coins of Syria, Judaea, Samaria, Phoenicia & Palestine, actual coins in the photograph, only one lot available; SOLD
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Seleuceia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia
Obverse countermarked with:
1. Δ containing dot, in triangular punch, 6 x 5 mm, Howgego 670 (206 pcs). Not likely to be a denominational countermark.
2. Monogram of K and A, in shaped punch, 4 x 5 mm, Howgego 618 (52 pcs). The countermark likely refers to Calycadnum.RP23196. Bronze AE 28, cf. SNG Levante Supp. 196 var. (same obv. die, different rev. leg.), SNG PfPS 1062 var. (rev. leg.), BMC Lycaonia -, SNG BnF -, SNGvA -, SNG Cop -, aVF, attractive style, weight 9.911 g, maximum diameter 28.5 mm, die axis 180o, Seleuceia ad Calycadnum (Silifke, Turkey) mint, obverse AV•K•M•AVP•CEOVHP AΛEZA-NΔPO, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, 2 countermarks; reverse CEΛEYKEΩN KAΛY/KA-ΔNΩ (ending in second line clockwise in fields), Tyche of Seleukeia seated left on rock in arched distyle shrine, spiral columns, holding stalks of grain in her right hand, river-god Calycadnus swimming left at feet below; rare; SOLD
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Anemurium, Cilicia
Obverse countermarked with figure of Artemis the huntress standing right, holding bow, in oval punch, 3.5 x 5.5 mm, Howgego -?. There are no countermarked coins of Anemurium listed by Howgego. None of the (few) Artemis huntress groups noted matches this one. While 232 is similar, this coin is probably too late.RP23207. Bronze AE 31, BMC -, SNG BnF 705 var, F+, weight 13.246 g, maximum diameter 31.2 mm, die axis 180o, Anemurium (near Anamur, Turkey) mint, 224 - 225 A.D.; obverse •AV•KAI•M•AV-OVHP•AΛEΞANΔ-PON, laureate head right; reverse ET Γ (year 3) ANEMOYPIEΩN, cult-statue of Ephesian Artemis facing, stag behind; rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Laodiceia ad Mare
Obverse countermarked with monogram of CAΓ?, in rectangular punch, 5 x 3 mm, Howgego 581 (116 pcs) and COL in rectangular punch, 6.5 x 3 mm, Howgego 586 (88 pcs). COL was applied after the city achieved status as colony in A.D. 197/198, allowing older coins to circulate alongside newer coins with Latin legends, although the countermark was also applied to coins with inscriptions in Latin.RP23220. Bronze AE 31, SNG Cop Suppl. 8/249, BMC Galatia -, cf. Lindgren III 1204 (Caracalla), aVF, weight 20.463 g, maximum diameter 30.5 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Mare (Latakia, Syria) mint, obverse IMP CAES L [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, and draped bust of Julia Domna behind; reverse […SEVER METROPOLI-SEPT…] or similar, Marsyas walking left, with wine-skin over shoulder; rare; SOLD
Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea, 222 - 235 A.D., Ninica-Claudiopolis, Cilicia
Obverse countermarked three times with Nike right, in oval punch, c. 5 x 8 mm, Howgego 262 (34 pcs), and with six-pointed star, incuse, 6 mm from point to point, Howgego 451 (45 pcs).RP23164. Bronze AE 34, BMC Lycaonia 6, SGICV 3389, SNG BnF 2 788 (same dies), aVF, weight 21.335 g, maximum diameter 34.3 mm, die axis 180o, Ninica-Claudiopolis (Mut, Mersin, Turkey) mint, 222 - 235 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR SEVER ALEXANΔER, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse IVL MAMAEA AVG NINICA CLAV, draped bust of Julia Mamaea right; ex Kunker 83, 1128; SOLD
Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria, Rare Legio VI Ferrata c/m
Obverse countermarked with:
1. LVIF in rectangular punch, 7 x 3 mm, Howgego 726 (12 pcs).
Countermark of the 6th Legion Ferrata (the Ironclad). Applied only to the smaller denomination, primarily of the SC series. Likely applied at the same time as countermark (2), possibly in Palestine after the transfer of the Legion to Caparcotna in Judaea, where it is known to have been stationed after the Jewish revolt of 132 - 135 (and possibly even from around 123).
2. laureate? head right, in square punch, 4 mm, Howgego 134 (11 pcs). Also countermark of the 6th Legion Ferrata. Likely applied at the same time as countermark (1)RY23166. Bronze AE 21, cf. RPC II 2017 ff., Fair, weight 6.353 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse laureate head of Domitian left; reverse large S C in wreath; rare countermark; SOLD
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Nikopolis Seleukidis, Seleukis & Pieria
Obverse countermarked with bull standing right, in oval punch, 8 x 5.5 mm, Howgego 296 (2 pcs)RY23223. Bronze AE 29, BMC Galatia - (only 3 coins of the city in the coll.), cf. Lindgren 2110a, gF, weight 13.239 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Nikopolis Seleukidis mint, obverse AVTK M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN CEΛEYKI [...], Nemesis standing left in distyle temple, left hand raised to her head, lit altar right, crossed cornucopias and wheel left; very rare; SOLD
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Irenopolis, Cilicia
Irenopolis or Eirenopolis or Eirenoupolis, known briefly as Neronias in honor of the Roman emperor Nero, was in northeastern Cilicia, not far from the Calycadnus river, on the site of modern Düzici, Osmaniye province, Turkey, at the mouth of the Darb al-'Ain pass. It was probably founded by Antiochus IV of Commagene. Coins of the city show that Asclepius and Hygeia were worshiped there, probably connected with the natural spring of the area. The city is mentioned by Hierocles, Nicephore, and Calliste. Christianity first came to the area in the 1st century; the mountain pass location made it an early candidate for missionaries. The city came under Muslim rule following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.RP23250. Bronze AE 21, RPC Online III 3386, Karbach Eirenopolis 27/1, SNG BnF 2253, SNG Levante 1605; SNG Tahberer 589; BMC Lycaonia -; c/m: Howgego 195, aVF, weight 4.974 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, Irenopolis (Düzici, Turkey) mint, 98 - 99 A.D.; obverse AYTO KAICAP TPAIANOC (Imperator Caesar Traianus), laureate head right, countermark: bust of Hygieia right snake before in rectangular punch; reverse IPHNOΠOΛEITΩN ETOYC ZM (year 47), Hygieia standing right, branch downward behind in left hand, feeding snake from patera and bunch of grapes in right hand; ex Harlan J Berk; SOLD
Judaea, Countermark of Legio X Fretensis, 84 - 135 A.D.
The galley was an emblem of Legio X Fretensis. Legio X Fretensis was founded in 41 or 40 B.C. by Octavian to end Sextus Pompeius' occupation of Sicily, which endangered Rome's the grain supply. The new legion received its number in honor of Caesar's tenth legion, disregarding that the original 10th legion was in the army of Octavian's fellow-triumvir and rival Mark Antony. There are other examples of duplicate legion numbers, so this was not unusual. The new legion received its surname Fretensis, meaning "of the sea straits," because it guarded the Straits of Messina and was active during the battles at Mylae and Naulochus, thus the galley.JD23251. Bronze AE 18, cf. Sofaer p. 275, 8 (head / galley countermarks, but Howgego 119 vice Howgego 135, both heads), weight 6.642 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, dountermarks applied from 84/5 - 132/5 A.D.; obverse worn smooth, countermarked with laureate(?) head right in a rectangular punch, 4 x 4.5 mm, cf. Howgego 135 (28 pcs, likely of Palestinian origin); reverse worn smooth, countermarked with galley in a rectangular punch, 6 x 4 mm, Howgego 409 (22 pcs, emblem of Legio X Fretensis); SOLD
You are viewing a SOLD items page.
Click here to return to the page with AVAILABLE items.
The sale price for a sold item is the private information of the buyer and will not be provided.
Page created in 1.047 seconds.
