A FOLLIS WITH EAGLE COUNTERMARK DISCOVERED IN ‘MAREA’/ PHILOXENITE
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2024

Countermarks minted on early Byzantine coins continue to be a fascinating and enigmatic phenomenon. They have been found in the Crimea, Cyprus, Sicily, and Syro‑Palestine. Conversely, there aren’t many known countermarks from Egypt. Scholars are currently aware of five countermarks from Egypt that depict an eagle. Over eight thousand coins were found at ‘Marea’/Philoxenite during excavations. The majority of Byzantine issues are Alexandrian 12‑nummi, which comprise about 10% of the total. Noneth