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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4906038, member: 85693&quot;]I collect ancient countermarks, but have not been doing so very long.&nbsp; I have not run across any LRB&#039;s with countermarks.&nbsp; As in <i>none</i>! </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure why this is, but I have a couple of amateur theories:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; The value on these Late Roman Bronzes were so low there was very little need to revaluate them.&nbsp; A lot of ancient countermarks seem to have been to confirm or revalue an existing coin.&nbsp; For instance, worn, underweight sestertii (or counterfeits) of Claudius were countermarked DV so they circulated as dupondii.&nbsp; This sort of thing wouldn&#039;t really be worthwhile for the tiny, lightweight LRBs. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot of Provincials were countermarked for use in other areas.&nbsp; By the late empire, coinage had become uniform, so the the abundant Provincial coinage with local denominations and types had been replaced by an Empire-wide standard coinage.&nbsp; So no need to countermark for use in a new area, since everything was already the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are just a couple of inexpert theories.&nbsp; If I run across an LRB with a countermark that isn&#039;t just random damage, I&#039;ll post it, for sure![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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