1.4.2. Countermarks on
Moneyer Coins of Augustus Part
2
This section covers:
"IMP", "IMP AVC", "MD", "S",
"SE", "TIB", "TIB AVC", "TIBIM",
"TICA", "VAR", "VA",
and various so called "sicilian" pictoral countermarks:
"male Head with beard", "Prora",
"Helios Head", "Standing
Helios", "Capricorn", "Star"
"IMP"
on Augustus Moneyer As, Pannonia,
unspecific, could be from Augustus or later (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 79)
IMP, XI (?), and on
obverse CAE,
and to the right multiple countermarks,
IMP, PP, AVC, CAE,
TICAE, etc., both imitation moneyer dupondi
halved As with "IMP"
"IMP imitation (?)" on a
Monyer sestertius with
"CAE"
countermark
"IMP AVC"
on Augustus As, likely mid-late
Tiberian or Caligula, from Germania Superior, always struck over
the previous TIB, TIB IM, TIBAVC countermarks, and thus later in time
(countermarkMartini
Pangerl Collection 53)
"IMPAVC" over
"TIB" round
"IMP
AVC" over "TIB" round
"IMP
AVC" over "CAESAR"
"IMPAVC" and
"TIBIM""IMPAVC"
and "TIBIM"
"MD"
or MP ? Imitation
IMP in ligature ? on a coin from Augustus, the meaning of this
countermark
is unknown, likely from Pannonia
"S"
punch on the coin below likely downgrades
this worn As to a Semis (countermark Martini
Pangerl
Collection 4)
"SE"
on a coin possibly from Augustus, the
meaning of this countermark is unknown (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 49)
"TIB" "TIB" in circle
on Augustus Moneyer As, Germania Superior (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 55)
"TIB AVC"
on Augustus As, Germania Superior
(Vindonissa) , clearly from the reign of Tiberius (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 56)
"TIB AVC" on halved Augustus As, Vindonissa type
"TIB AVC" on Drusus Junior As (AD 22-23), the youngest coin
known to
carry the Tiberius countermarks, (Vindonissa type), coin minted under
Tiberius
"TIB.IM"
on Augustus As (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 57)
"TIB.IM" with
"IMPAVC"
"TICA"
on Augustus moneyer coins (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 89)
as
dupondius
imitation cmk on imitation Dupondius
an modern fake TI*C*A* countermark on an ancient moneyer As of
Augustus
"VAR"
(mostly occurring on Lugdunum coins
of Augustus, see also Lugdunum
coin section)
(countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 52)
"VA"
(countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 119)
meaning unknown
(scan to follow)
From Sicily comes a series of pictural countermarks on Moneyer sesterti of Augustus,
"Prora"
on a augustean
sestertius, countermark likely from Sicilia, (countermark
Martini
Pangerl Collection 68)
"Helios"
"divinity
standing left" (countermark Martini Pangerl
Collection 65) and "radiate
gladiator
helmet or head of helios" (countermark
Martini Pangerl Collection
66) , on augustean sestertius, countermark likely from Sicilia
another example
"Capricorn"
and
"Star"
above on Augustus Dupondius (This
may also be from Vespasianus times also, who had the capricorn as his
symbol,
thus following the lead of Augustus) (countermark Martini
Pangerl Collection 64)
Unknown Countermark:
What may this countermark be ?