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Offline dmay

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Vespasian Countermarked As
« on: March 17, 2010, 09:35:59 pm »
I have (or will have shortly) a countermarked Vespasian As.  However, the countermark is illegible.  Any guesses?  I know on a thread in the past there has been discussion about the countermark NCAPR.  This does not look like this particular countermark, but I cannot tell.

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David
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Re: Vespasian Countermarked As
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2010, 11:33:37 pm »
NCAPR would be Nero wouldn't it? "Nero Ceasar Augustus Populi Romani" so it couldn't be that on a coin of Vespasian.
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Offline dmay

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Re: Vespasian Countermarked As
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 08:55:42 am »
Some have suggested the N stands for Nerva.  However, as this previous thread below indicates, it would seem odd to be on coins of Vespasian and not on Titus or Domitian.

I just have not seen many countermarks on imperial coinage related to Vespasian; so this coin is a puzzle--at least to me.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=57844.0

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