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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1945190, member: 42773&quot;]A few months ago I came across an anonymous Roman quadrans that had the letters AU punched into it. Doug Smith suggested the coin may have been part of a university collection, and the curator may have counter-stamped the piece to discourage theft. Since then I&#039;ve learned that that was a common, if deplorable practice.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the coin nonetheless, for a song. It was clearly undesirable to anyone else. Would I like to own the coin without the mark? Absolutely, but these cost several hundred dollars apiece in higher grades. So all things considered, I&#039;m quite happy with the acquisition. It&#039;s a scarce, higher-grade example with a bit of unfortunate recent history, but it gives me something to post in threads such as this. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Roman Empire, Anonymous, Domitian to Antoninus Pius </b></p><p>AE Quadrans, 3.25g, Rome mint: AD 81-161</p><p>Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Venus right.</p><p>Rev.: Dove standing right, S-C.</p><p>Reference: RIC II 24 (p. 218)</p><p>Notes: Countermark &quot;AU&quot; in field above dove, possibly from a university collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]338549[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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