1.1. Countermarks on Nemausus and
Spanish Provincial
Coins of Augustus:
Countermarks covered in this section are "AVC", "DD", "IMP", "IMP lituus", "PP", little "Wheel", "Eagle Head", "AVL", also a rare "Anchor" fleet countermark of the Actium period
"AVC"
common countermark on Nemausus AEs found in the lower Rhine region,
below in combination with IMP (countermark MPC 18), please note that
AVC
is in mirror writing
(countermark Martini-Pangerl
Collection 8)
"D branch D"
on Nemausus As of
Augustus,
possibly municipal origin from Gallia (Decretio Decuronium)
(countermark Martini-Pangerl
Collection 15)
"DD"
on a spanish provinical
coin
during the reign of Augustus
"IMP
ligature" on halved
Nemausus
As of Augustus, a type found in the Germania Inferior region in
legionary
camps
(countermark Martini-Pangerl
Collection 16)
Nemausus As with "IMP"
and "IMP
Lituus" on obverse (countermarks
Martini-Pangerl Collection 18 and 17)
"P
P" punched
countermark
on Nemausus As of Augustus, Gallia-Germania, for Pater Patriae, (countermark
Martini Pangerl Collection 22)
scan to follow
"Little Wheel"
countermark on 3/4
Nemausus
As of Augustus, Gallia-Germania, (countermark
Martini-Pangerl
Collection 37)
"Eagle Head"
on Spanish Local Coin,
probably
Legionary origin (countermark
Martini-Pangerl
Collection
6)
A second example
"AVL"
on Spanish
provincial
coin
"CPA"
on a Spanish
Provincial
coin from Colonia Patricia
A rare example of a
Countermark on Fleet
Coinage:
Fleet coin showing Marcus Antonius and Octavia (sister of Augustus).
Meaning of the countermark is not known (seems to be an anchor)