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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4809665, member: 14873"]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/3a83f884-ba48-4564-bd4d-b7727d475746-jpeg.1153279/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP</p><p><br /></p><p>Countermark NCAPR in oblong incuse rectangle behind head (unknown mark on head)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus</p><p>Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP</p><p><br /></p><p>The countermark NCAPR was most frequently employed under Nero and is interpreted different ways by collectors and researchers, with the most popular and frequently used interpretations being Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit or Nero Caesar Augustus Populo Romano.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 4809665, member: 14873"][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/3a83f884-ba48-4564-bd4d-b7727d475746-jpeg.1153279/[/IMG] BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 123, 41-45AD (35mm, 22.3gm) Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP Countermark NCAPR in oblong incuse rectangle behind head (unknown mark on head) Reverse depiction: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue of Nero Claudius Drusus Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP The countermark NCAPR was most frequently employed under Nero and is interpreted different ways by collectors and researchers, with the most popular and frequently used interpretations being Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit or Nero Caesar Augustus Populo Romano.[/QUOTE]
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