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Message:: [QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3221975, member: 87404"]That's a very nice Claudius, Al! Here's a heavily worn one with a countermark as you mention... Was this the type of countermark in McAlee's book? It is incuse Minerva/Athena standing right with spear and shield (Howgego 245). The c/m is believed to be struck during Domitian's reign (after ~40 years of circulation) due to his strong interest in Minerva, and for the same reason the other c/m were struck in Roman Britain, approval of coinage that could otherwise be in question.[ATTACH=full]839027[/ATTACH] It's quite the contrast to the typographic c/m used for the Brits.[/QUOTE]