1.4.1. Countermarks on
Moneyer Coins of Augustus
Part
1
This section covers:
"AL AR", "APRON",
"AVC" (in
combination with
"TIB",
"IMP", "CAE", "PP"),
"BPV",
"CAE", "CAESAR", "CONST", "DD"
"ALAR" of
Ala II Arvacorum, based in
Pannonia
(Kos 1984, Germania 62, p47-54) (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 74)
"APRON" (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 112)
APRON APRON likely for a roman official with the name of Apronius,
possibly L. Apronius, governor of Africa under Tiberius, on a moneyer
sestertius
of Augustus
another
look at
the same example
"AVC" on Sestertius and below dupondius of Augustus, Pannonia (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 75)
"AVC, AVC" imitation
"AVC" on Moneyer As (so called Carnuntum type)
Typical "AVC"
with AV ligated
on
imitation As of Augustus, Pannonia, so called Carnuntum type
"AVC"
on reverse of Augustus
Moneyer
Dupondius, maybe from Pannonia
Another "AVC"
imitation
countermark
on an imitation coin
Subtypes and Imitations of AVC:
Imitation "AVI" probably
for "AVC" on reverse of Augustus moneyer As, Pannonia
Another imitation coin with various imitation countermarks,
also of
"AVC"
"AVG"
on As of Augustus, unusual type
on
Text, Pannonia or Germania
Another "AVC"
related countermark on a
moneyer
coin imitation of the Augustus period
AVC in Combination:
"AVC"
and "TIB"
partially
visible on halved As of Augustus (first countermarked, then halved),
Germania
Superior
"AVC"
on obverse and "IMP"
on reverse of Augustus moneyer As, Pannonia
"AVC" and
"CAE"
imitation countermarks on imitation As (above) and Sestertius (below)
of
Augustus, Pannonia
"AVC" and "TICAE"
imitation
countermarks on imitation Dupondius of Augustus, Moesia
"AVC" imitation and "TICAE"
imitation countermark on imitation coins, Moesia
Combination of "AVC"
& "TICAE"
(Moesia) and "PP"
& "CAE"
(Pannonia)
on regular and imitation Dupondius of Augustus
"BPV"
countermark on
moneyer
as of Augustus, an imitation of the large Germania Superior "TIB*IM"
type
"CAE"
countermark on imitation moneyer
dupondius
of Augustus, Moesia-Pannonia (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 77)
CAE, IMP, XI on imitation moneyer dupondius
Crude imitation countermark "CAE" on imitation Dupondius of
Augustus,
Pannonia (countermark Martini
Pangerl
Collection
77)
"CAE" & "PP"
(from
Pannonia,
on irregular Moneyer Dupondius) (countermarks Martini
Pangerl Collection 77 & MPC
81)
"CAE" & "IMP
imitation (?)"
(from Pannonia, on irregular Moneyer Dupondius) (CAE
countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 77), on moneyer sestertius
"CAESAR"
in ligature, mostly on
Augustus
AEs, suggested to stand for Caesar Germanicus, but maybe also for
Caligula
or Tiberius himself ? From Germania Inferior. We show this countermark
below also on a Drusus Minor As, minted in 22/23 AD, making the
attribution
to Germanicus very unlikely.
(countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 43)
"CAESAR" on a Drusus Minor As, minted 22/23 AD
Imitation of CAES in ligature
3 more CAESAR countermarks
"CAESAR" and
"TIB"
round
"CONST"
unknown meaning, from Pannonia
(Scan to follow) (countermark Martini
Pangerl
Collection 78)
"DD"
Spanish countermark normally only found on Spanish provincial coins,
here on moneyer As of Augustus