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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3702855, member: 85693"]Jamesicus, I am pretty sure what you have there is the P.P. countermark found on these moneyer As issues. They are usually found with the AVG and TICA/AE countermarks as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of mine, with my attribution below (Pangerl 81a for the P.P.):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992507[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Augustus Æ As / Dupondius</b></p><p><b>Imperial Moneyer with <b>Pannonia c/m (1st C. A.D.)</b></b></p><p>AVGVSTVS [TRIB]VNIC [POTE]ST in three lines within</p><p>oak wreath / [?]MSAN[?] around large SC.</p><p>(Uncertain attribution; possible Balkan imitative)</p><p><b>Countermarks:</b></p><p><i>AVG</i>, <i>TICÆ</i> obverse / </p><p><i>P•P•</i> and <i>CAE</i> reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>M. Pangerl Collection</p><p>75 (AVG), </p><p>90 (TICÆ)</p><p>81a (P.P.)</p><p>77c (CAE) </p><p>(7.16 grams / 25 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another one I have, very crusty. With my efforts to "enhance" the countermarks:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992510[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]992511[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3702855, member: 85693"]Jamesicus, I am pretty sure what you have there is the P.P. countermark found on these moneyer As issues. They are usually found with the AVG and TICA/AE countermarks as well. Here is one of mine, with my attribution below (Pangerl 81a for the P.P.): [ATTACH=full]992507[/ATTACH] [B]Augustus Æ As / Dupondius Imperial Moneyer with [B]Pannonia c/m (1st C. A.D.)[/B][/B] AVGVSTVS [TRIB]VNIC [POTE]ST in three lines within oak wreath / [?]MSAN[?] around large SC. (Uncertain attribution; possible Balkan imitative) [B]Countermarks:[/B] [I]AVG[/I], [I]TICÆ[/I] obverse / [I]P•P•[/I] and [I]CAE[/I] reverse. M. Pangerl Collection 75 (AVG), 90 (TICÆ) 81a (P.P.) 77c (CAE) (7.16 grams / 25 mm) Here's another one I have, very crusty. With my efforts to "enhance" the countermarks: [ATTACH=full]992510[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]992511[/ATTACH] [B] [/B] [B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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