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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3238075, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">...... an update:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">General Notes:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">1. There were numerous imitations of Roman aes coins, some of poor quality but also some of reasonably good quality, produced in Britain using spurious dies following the conquest and occupation by Claudius.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">2. In order to help relieve pervasive coin shortages, quantities of reasonably well made imitative coins were occasionally accepted by Roman officials for circulation.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">3. Many coins were countermarked to indicate their official status and in some instances to denote re-valuation of coinage denomination.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">4. The consistent characteristic of these imitative coins is their very low weight compared to official issue coins. Less copper/bronze used in producing the planchets equaled greater profit for the faker.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman"> IMITATIVE CLAUDIUS CONSTANTIA AS</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudconsto.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudconstr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>(18mm, 5.0gm)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Typical crude imitative Claudian coin produced in Britain of much reduced weight. Minerva and Libertas reverse Claudius asses were also widely copied with varying degrees of skill.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">IMITATIVE CLAUDIUS SPES SESTERTIUS WITH DEVALUATION COUNTERMARK</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudius4o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000claudius4r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Pangeri 85d, (30mm, 15.2gm)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Countermarked <b>DV</b> (denoting half value) on obverse.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">This is a devaluation countermark indicating this coin is re-valued as a Dupondius (half value) due to its very low weight. Note edge chisel mark on the obverse at approx. 3 o&#039;clock which is always present on DV countermarked coins.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">IMITATIVE CLAUDIUS OB CIVES SERVATOS SESTERTIUS WITH COUNTERMARK</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter1o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000counter1r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 120, 41-45AD (38mm, 26.4 gm)</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>PROB</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">***** Mattingly note: countermark in oblong incuse in front of neck and face; end of legend obliterated</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription in four lines:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>EX SC</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>O B</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>C I V E S</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SERVATOS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(within Civic Oak Wreath)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">PROB (Probatum = approved) countermark. I believe this to be an irregular issue coin (struck from locally made unofficial dies). Note the flattened and bulged area on the reverse resulting from the very heavily struck countermark on the obverse which was carelessly positioned almost off the flan. The inscriptional lettering on the reverse is somewhat uneven and not very well formed.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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