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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230589, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">Part II - countermarked Caligula & Nero aes coinage</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">TYPICAL CALIGULA GERMANICUS SIGNIS RECEPT DUPONDIUS WITH CLAUDIUS COUNTERMARK</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Claudius also Countermarked and issued asses and dupondii of Caligula in order to extend the supply of money after his expedition to Britain and his subsequent conquest of the island.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter2o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter2r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Germanicus SIGNIS RECEPT dupondius</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">BMCRE, Vol I, Caligula, No. 93 (RIC, Vol I, No. 57)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Claudius Countermark <b>TIAV</b> in oblong incuse to left of head</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Mattingly, BMCRE, Vol. I, Caligula, No. 93 & Plate 30</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Enlargement of <b>TIAV</b> countermark:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter2rx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Mattingly lists <b>TIAV</b> as the usual Countermark employed by Claudius for these coins. They were issued for extended circulation in Britain by Claudius following his Victory there. These were the common Roman denominations used as legal tender in Britannia - evidently for a very long time, for many are found in very worn condition.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">TYPICAL CALIGULA AGRIPPA NEPTUNE AS WITH CLAUDIUS COUNTERMARK</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter3o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter3r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Agrippa Obverse & Neptune reverse As</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">BMCRE, Vol I, Tiberius, No. 168 (RIC, Vol I, No. 58)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Plate 26</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Claudius Countermark <b>TIAV</b> (A and V ligatured) in oblong incuse over head of Neptune</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">"In hand" enlargement of countermark:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000nepbigs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Neptune reverse</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">As, BMCRE, Vol I, Tiberius, No. 168 (RIC, Vol I, No. 58)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Plate 26</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Claudius Countermark <b>TIAV</b> in oblong incuse over head of Neptune</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Mattingly lists <b>TIAV</b> as the usual Countermark employed by Claudius for these coins. They were issued for extended circulation in Britain by Claudius following his Victory there. These were the common Roman denominations used as legal tender in Britannia - evidently for a very long time, for many are found in very worn condition.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">TYPICAL CLAUDIUS TRIUMPHAL ARCH SESTERTIUS WITH NERO COUNTERMARK</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Nero also 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><font face="Times New Roman"><i>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)</i></font></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">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. 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.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230589, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]Part II - countermarked Caligula & Nero aes coinage [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]TYPICAL CALIGULA GERMANICUS SIGNIS RECEPT DUPONDIUS WITH CLAUDIUS COUNTERMARK[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] Claudius also Countermarked and issued asses and dupondii of Caligula in order to extend the supply of money after his expedition to Britain and his subsequent conquest of the island. [IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter2o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter2r.jpg[/IMG] Germanicus SIGNIS RECEPT dupondius BMCRE, Vol I, Caligula, No. 93 (RIC, Vol I, No. 57) Reverse: Claudius Countermark [B]TIAV[/B] in oblong incuse to left of head Mattingly, BMCRE, Vol. I, Caligula, No. 93 & Plate 30 Enlargement of [B]TIAV[/B] countermark: [IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter2rx.jpg[/IMG] Mattingly lists [B]TIAV[/B] as the usual Countermark employed by Claudius for these coins. They were issued for extended circulation in Britain by Claudius following his Victory there. These were the common Roman denominations used as legal tender in Britannia - evidently for a very long time, for many are found in very worn condition. [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]TYPICAL CALIGULA AGRIPPA NEPTUNE AS WITH CLAUDIUS COUNTERMARK[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter3o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter3r.jpg[/IMG] Agrippa Obverse & Neptune reverse As BMCRE, Vol I, Tiberius, No. 168 (RIC, Vol I, No. 58) Plate 26 Reverse: Claudius Countermark [B]TIAV[/B] (A and V ligatured) in oblong incuse over head of Neptune "In hand" enlargement of countermark: [IMG]http://jp29.org/000nepbigs.jpg[/IMG] Neptune reverse As, BMCRE, Vol I, Tiberius, No. 168 (RIC, Vol I, No. 58) Plate 26 Reverse: Claudius Countermark [B]TIAV[/B] in oblong incuse over head of Neptune Mattingly lists [B]TIAV[/B] as the usual Countermark employed by Claudius for these coins. They were issued for extended circulation in Britain by Claudius following his Victory there. These were the common Roman denominations used as legal tender in Britannia - evidently for a very long time, for many are found in very worn condition. [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]TYPICAL CLAUDIUS TRIUMPHAL ARCH SESTERTIUS WITH NERO COUNTERMARK[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] Nero also Countermarked and issued Claudius aes coinage in order to extend the supply of money in Britain after the death of Claudius. [IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter4o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter4r.jpg[/IMG] [I]BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)[/I] Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right Inscription: [B]TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP[/B] Countermarked [B]NCAPR[/B] in oblong incuse rectangle behind head (unknown mark on head) Reverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus Inscription: [B]NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP[/B] Enlargement of [B]NCAPR[/B] countermark: [IMG]http://jp29.org/000counter4ox.jpg[/IMG] 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. 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.[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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