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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2731435, member: 8959&quot;]I only have one countermand ancient in my collection - this as of Nero bearing a countermark for Vespasian. </p><p>The countermark VESPA is assumed to have been applied in AD 68 in the midst of the civil war by supporters of Vespasian. </p><p>Interestingly, none of the known examples show the c/m applied directly on Nero&#039;s bust so as to deface his portrait. Whoever applied it, they were presumably also loyal to Nero.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was very happy to find this coin un-attributed in a tray of low grade roman coins for 1,5 euro!&nbsp; Bought it for the nice bust thinking the c/m was actually damage. </p><p>The c/m was an additional benefit I found out about later<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]621187[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]621188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]621189[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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