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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 5181440, member: 85693"]It is a very good looking coin. This is not to say it is genuine - there are some scary fakes coming out of eastern Europe and some of them have convincing (to me) green patina. Others look spray-painted. If this is fake, it was prepared with some care. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently got an example of this countermark on a Claudius sestertius - it came from Serbia, so I suppose it could be a fake, but it is a lot uglier than the fakes I'm seeing all over eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>As RC notes, the countermarks are generally in much better condition than the host - countermarks are often deeply recessed, and, of course, more recent than the host.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was researching this countermark, I found some references to the NC being joined in the countermark - which seems to be the case with the OP. See my attribution notes below. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212664[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212665[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>CM for Nero or Nerva</b></p><p><b>(c. 41-54 A.D. host)</b></p><p>[TI CLAVDIVS CAES]AR A[VG PM TR P IMP (P P?)], laureate head right / [SPES</p><p>AVGVSTA], SC in exergue, Spes walking left, holding flower and lifting hem of skirt. </p><p>RIC 99 (no PP) or RIC 115 (PP)</p><p>(24.36 grams / 32 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Countermark: </b> <u>NC</u>APR (11 mm x 3 mm rectangle). <u>NC</u> is joined (Italy) Pangerl 60.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Nero Caesar Aug. Populo Romano"</p><p>"Nummus Caesare Augusto Probatus"</p><p>"Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit"</p><p>“Nerva Caesar Augustus Probavit”</p><p><br /></p><p>“Three distinct production centers can be identified for this issue, in Spain, Gaul, and Italy. The Italian type is distinguished by...joining of the letters NC at the base." CNG's Dec 2018 Elec. Auction 434</p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 5181440, member: 85693"]It is a very good looking coin. This is not to say it is genuine - there are some scary fakes coming out of eastern Europe and some of them have convincing (to me) green patina. Others look spray-painted. If this is fake, it was prepared with some care. I recently got an example of this countermark on a Claudius sestertius - it came from Serbia, so I suppose it could be a fake, but it is a lot uglier than the fakes I'm seeing all over eBay. As RC notes, the countermarks are generally in much better condition than the host - countermarks are often deeply recessed, and, of course, more recent than the host. When I was researching this countermark, I found some references to the NC being joined in the countermark - which seems to be the case with the OP. See my attribution notes below. [ATTACH=full]1212664[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212665[/ATTACH] [B]Claudius Æ Sestertius CM for Nero or Nerva (c. 41-54 A.D. host)[/B] [TI CLAVDIVS CAES]AR A[VG PM TR P IMP (P P?)], laureate head right / [SPES AVGVSTA], SC in exergue, Spes walking left, holding flower and lifting hem of skirt. RIC 99 (no PP) or RIC 115 (PP) (24.36 grams / 32 mm) [B][/B] [B]Countermark: [/B] [U]NC[/U]APR (11 mm x 3 mm rectangle). [U]NC[/U] is joined (Italy) Pangerl 60. "Nero Caesar Aug. Populo Romano" "Nummus Caesare Augusto Probatus" "Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit" “Nerva Caesar Augustus Probavit” “Three distinct production centers can be identified for this issue, in Spain, Gaul, and Italy. The Italian type is distinguished by...joining of the letters NC at the base." CNG's Dec 2018 Elec. Auction 434 [B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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