No.248.  Cilicia, Ninica-Claudiopolis. Maximinus I.  Æ 27. A.D. 235-238.  

Obv:  IMP C S IVL VER MAXIMINVS. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. 
Six countermarks: 
  (1) dot within triangle within circle (to right, before bust); 
  (2) six-pointed incuse star (on lower part of bust); 
  (3) eagle right, head turned left, in shaped punch (on neck); 
  (4) Nike standing right in oval punch (behind and on back of head); 
  (5) same (on upper part of head); 
  (6) same (before head). 
Rev:  NINI COL CLAUDI, OPOLI in ex. Tetrastyle temple containing emperor, 
standing left, holding patera and spear. 

Ref: BMC 10; Sear 3548 (same dies); Howgego 669, 451, 338, 262 (3 applications).  
Grade: about Fine, dark brown patina with lighter devices. Countermarks VG-VF.   
Die Axis:  360°.  Weight:  9.12 g. 

According to Howgego, the sequence of application of countermarks appears to 
 have been (1) D in circle (669), (2) six-pointed star (451), (3) Nike (262), 
 and (4) eagle (338). 

Contributed by Henrik Agndal, May, 2003.