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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3221729, member: 14873"]Indeed there was, Al. As the frontier campaigns during the reign of  Augustus - especially those in Gaul and Germania - expanded, the requirement for official coinage to satisfy the needs of both the soldiers and civilians became a real problem. The commonplace aes coinage of everyday commerce was in especially short supply. That coinage was issued by the Senate (S.C. - Senatus Consulto) and there were no local mints in existence to issue official coinage. In consequence, large quantities of Augustus “moneyer” series aes coins were countermarked to signify official issue and shipped to frontier regions. The countermarking system and procedures were new and there was evidently some confusion as to who would stamp the Countermarks. At least that is my take on all this ……… COUNTERMARKED AUGUSTUS MONEYER AS <img src="http://jp29.org/000augcounterss.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />BMCRE, Vol. I, AUGUSTUS, AS, Rome, No. 141, 15 BC (27mm, 8.3gm)Obverse depiction: Civic WreathInscription: AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTESTFour unknown CountermarksReverse depiction: Large S CInscription: L SVRDINIVS IIIVIR A A A F FUnknown Countermark[/QUOTE]