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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3221911, member: 14873"]Nero also Countermarked and issued Claudius aes coinage in order to extend the supply of money in Britain after the death of Claudius. This coinage was countermarked NCAPR - which is interpreted different ways by collectors and researchers, with the most popular and frequently used interpretation being Nero Claudius Augustus Probavit. <img src="http://jp29.org/claud3o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/claud3r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing rightInscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMPCountermarked NCAPR in oblong incuse rectangle behind headReverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius DrususInscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP This coin was well struck and centered. Likewise, the countermark is well struck and correctly positioned. I believe this to be a coin originally produced at the Rome mint and then shipped to Gaul or Britain where it was countermarked and re-issued as official coinage. Enlargement of NCAPR countermark: <img src="http://jp29.org/claud3ox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]