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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 7607840, member: 14873&quot;]Note of Interest relating to sestertii:</p><p><br /></p><p>After his conquest of Britain in AD 43, Claudius approved the use of countermarked sestertii (some dupondii and asses also) to extend the supply of money there. Substantial quantities of much worn and obsolete sestertii were shipped to Britain to be re-designated and used there.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eb2e9905-e3c0-4917-b40f-8f78f9e5cc53-jpeg.1153278/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 120, 41-45AD (38mm, 29.2gm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP</p><p><br /></p><p>Countermarked PROB (Probatum - temporarily accepted)</p><p><br /></p><p>Mattingly note - Cmk. in oblong incuse in front of neck and face; end of legend obliterated</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath</p><p>Inscription in four lines:</p><p><br /></p><p>EX SC</p><p>O B</p><p>C I V E S</p><p>SERVATOS</p><p>(within Civic Oak Wreath)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/3a83f884-ba48-4564-bd4d-b7727d475746-jpeg.1153279/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP</p><p><br /></p><p>Countermark NCAPR in oblong incuse rectangle behind head (unknown mark on head)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus</p><p>Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP</p><p><br /></p><p>The countermark NCAPR was most frequently employed under Nero and is interpreted different ways by collectors and researchers, with the most popular and frequently used interpretations being Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit or Nero Caesar Augustus Populo Romano.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/214a264b-b6b9-4073-81f3-4d544c0688fb-jpeg.1153281/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>TYPICAL IMITATIVE CLAUDIUS SPES SESTERTIUS WITH DEVALUATION COUNTERMARK</p><p><br /></p><p>Pangeri 85d, (29mm, 14.6gm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse countermark DV (denoting half value) on neck</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a devaluation countermark indicating this coin is re-valued as a Dupondius (half value) due to its low weight. Note edge chisel mark on the obverse at approx. 3 o&#039;clock which is always present on DV countermarked coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/aaa03cac-acd2-4a56-b7e8-3501d7bcc629-jpeg.1153282/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Agrippina Senior, Sestertius, RIC I (Claudius) No. 102, AD 42-54, 25.2 gm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Agrippina, draped bust facing right, hair in long plait down back</p><p>Inscription: AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Large SC</p><p>Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P</p><p><br /></p><p>NCAPR in rectangular countermark above (by Vespasian?)</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>In his article &quot;The Countermark PROB on Coins of Claudius I from Britain&quot; (The Numismatic Chronicle Vol. 148 {1988}, pp. 53-61), Robert Kenyon records that after his conquest of Britain in 42AD (and maybe planned before) Claudius issued large quantities of early OB CIVES SERVATOS (without PP) and SPES Sestertii of 41AD (minted in Rome) for use in general commerce in Britain. All of this coinage was countermarked PROB (Probatum = approved) on the coin obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience surviving countermarked coins are usually much worn and in not very good condition, but they often have great historical association.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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