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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 390204, member: 9204&quot;]The countermarks often hold just as important a part in history as the coins they were stamped on. Often, they retarrifed older, out of date currencies. In the case of legion countermarks, approved bronze coins that were intended originally for circulation in a single town or city were counterstamped to allow them to circulate among a particular legion. For example, the countermarks of Varus&#039; 17th, 18th, and 19th legions, which were destroyed in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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