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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Bucklan, post: 2491120, member: 76544&quot;][USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] : As long as we&#039;re on the subject of Varus here&#039;s another one of his famous coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]527226[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14</p><p>Ae As Countermarked by Q. Varus. Struck circa 15-10 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ox: Laureate head right; c/m: VAR monogram within quadrilateral incuse</p><p>Rx: Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, flanked by Victories on columns</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe all known examples of the Varus countermark, except for one, appear on this coin type, and only on the earliest issues within the type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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