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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3403297, member: 97383&quot;]I&#039;ve been looking for an identifiable Roman coin with a clear, strong counterstamp &amp; managed to score one at CNG E-sale 439, ex Richard Baker collection, see photo below, courtesy of CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]903635[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius, c. AD 41-2, Rome mint: AE 42 mm, 21.86 gm. Reverse: Spes holding flower. RIC 99. CNG surprised me with their interpretation of the <b>NCAPR</b> counterstamp which doesn&#039;t follow the usual trend, &quot;N<i>ummus</i> C<i>aesare</i> A<i>ugusto</i> PR<i>obatus</i> ?&quot;. Is this the new accepted version of the <b>NCAPR</b> counterstamp or just another idea? Richard Baker has stated the most common translations are: <i>Nero Claudius Augustus Provabit</i>, &amp; <i>Nero Claudius Augustus Populo Romano</i>. CNG states this counterstamp was applied during the reign of Vespasian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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