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Livia DupondiusIVSTITIA
Diad. and draped bust of Livia as Justitia right
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around large SC
Rome 22-23AD
12.61g
Sear 1739
Countermark on reverse NCAP?:
There are several interpretations of what this, the most interesting of all Julio-Caludian ctmk., means. The two most likely are:
1. Nero Ceasar Augustus Populi Romani
2. Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit
In the first instance it is a congiarium or public dole given by Nero to the people of Rome. In the second, it is a revalidation of the earlier coins of ones predecessors still in circulation.
Possible is also a later use, eg. by Nerva, or that no emperors name was part of the countermark, Countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 1; 20; 60 depending on subtype
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Livia dupondius with Nero CountermarkIVSTITIA
Diad. and draped bust of Livia as Justitia right
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around large SC
Rome 22-23AD
Sear 1739
Countermark on reverse NCAP:
There are several interpretations of what this, the most interesting of all Julio-Caludian ctmk., means. The two most likely are:
1. Nero Ceasar Augustus Populi Romani
2. Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit
In the first instance it is a congiarium or public dole given by Nero to the people of Rome. In the second, it is a revalidation of the earlier coins of ones predecessors still in circulation.
Possible is also a later use, eg. by Nerva, or that no emperors name was part of the countermark, Countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 1; 20; 60 depending on subtype
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