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Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42; countermark applied in Italy AD 64 at the time of Nero's reform. Laureate head right; c/m: NCAPR (Nummus Caesare Augusto PRobatus?) within rectangular incuse / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC I 99; von Kaenel Type 55; for c/m: Pangerl 60. Green patina. Host coin: Near VF; c/m: Near VF.
From the Wayne G. Damron Collection.
This countermark, one of the most common imperial countermarks, is likely a validating countermark used during the reign of Nero. For further discussion, see Kraay, "The Behavior of Early Imperial Countermarks" in Essays Mattingly, pp. 132ff.
From the Wayne G. Damron Collection.
This countermark, one of the most common imperial countermarks, is likely a validating countermark used during the reign of Nero. For further discussion, see Kraay, "The Behavior of Early Imperial Countermarks" in Essays Mattingly, pp. 132ff.