I would be interested in comments on this rather worn and relatively common
Divus Augustus Sestertius.
Obv. Due to extensive wear none of the
legend and most of the imagery is missing. Informed by other examples I see there is a
car drawn left by partly visible elephants.
Countermark NCAPR within rectangular
incuse 11 by 3.5mm in top right quadrant.
Rev. TI CAESAR D[IVI ]
AVG F AVGVST P M [tr P]OT XXXIIX round C All very worn. I haven’t seen any other
NCAPR counterstamps on the
obverse. Could this have been out of respect to the late
Augustus? I note the
reverse die appears different to others. Most seem to have the 12 o’clock point at the T of
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M
TR POT XXXIIX
legend. This example 12 o’clock point is at a point between
XII and the final X before
TI CAESAR. A very small variation but noticeable. A final point related to the
NCAPR counterstamp. I can’t find evidence for the observation, in many
auction listings, that most of these originate from
Spain. Where is a reference to the evidence? 33.1 – 34.6mm 24.4gr &
axis 12hr
Thanks