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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3260455, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">Nero countermarked and issued Claudius aes coinage in order to extend the supply of money in Britain after the death of Claudius.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter4o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter4r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><i><font face="Times New Roman">BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)</font></i></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Countermarked <b>NCAPR</b> in oblong incuse rectangle behind head (unknown mark on head)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Enlargement of <b>NCAPR</b> countermark:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter4ox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">This coinage was usually countermarked <b>NCAPR</b> - which is interpreted different ways by collectors and researchers, with the most popular and frequently used interpretations being Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit or Nero Caesar Augustus Populo Romano. Countermarked coins usually show much wear for they were widely circulated for considerable lengths of time.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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