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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Trebellianus, post: 2995132, member: 91569&quot;]Very interesting! I had never seen these before (in my very limited experience, granted). If we take the abbreviation as <i>Nero Caesar Augustus PRobavit</i>, and assume the counterstamping was thus an initiative of the central treasury: there must surely have been a rather strong economic incentive to justify the cost and hassle of the exercise (or at least the perception of such an inventive). Where even would the treasury have gotten the bronzes from? Could taxes be paid with bronzes or would they have had to have been specifically recalled?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This I think might be onto something: I&#039;ve seen a few crude-style bronzes of Claudius for sale, which seem to be regarded as barbarous imitations, or similar. Could these have gradually made their way into general circulation (increasing wear helping them to blend in with the official issues), eventually leading to a panic over the soundness of the bronze coinage?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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