Countermark via Athens?

Hello colleagues.

      According to the helmet, I assume the goddess,,Athena,,- Who could afford to put a countermark through it at that time?

Where do countermarks start?

Would anyone recognize the city or ruler of this wonderful old Greek coin?

Bronze, weight:5,23g, Size:21,83 mm

Greetings Ivan

Countermarking someone else's coin was a lot easier than minting your own coins in ancient times, so there are plenty of them. Here's 103 to look at:

https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=countermarks

Steve27

Countermarking someone else's coin was a lot easier than minting your own coins in ancient times, so there are plenty of them. Here's 103 to look at:

 

https://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=countermarks

 

Thanks for sharing - I wasn't looking for that- I had no knowledge - I admit. Even 500 years BC.

My humor: it almost seems that the countermarks of the coins predate the coins themselves.

Thanks mate, I'll focus more on it - I still have some similar to this one with a stamped countermark.

Ivan