Bow case on Pamphylia, Side

Pamphylia, Side. ca 200-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.18g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; countermark: bow in bowcase with TOP to left / Nike advancing left, holding wreath; pomegranate above DEI (magistrate) to left. Fine, bold countermark. The TOP counterstamp was applied by an unidentified authority.

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City/Mint name:	Countermarks
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	For coin: SNG France 674; SNG von Aulock 4786. For c/m: Bauslaugh, "Cistophoric Countermarks and the Monetary System of Eumenes II," NumChron 1990, pg. 45 var. (this c/m not recorded on a DEI tetradrachm)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 66 (5/2004), lot 513 ($400 + comm)
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Date added:	Feb 03, 2005
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