Lot 5302

Description

(Vespasian - Titus), Moesia & Thrace, period of Vespasian and Titus (A.D. 69-79; 79-81), (6.68 grams), AE as with countermarks of TI.C.AE and AVG, both within separate squares, together with two other uncertain countermarks on an AE as, (Martini, No.6 and 50, Pangerl Collection of Countermarked Imperial coins type 83 and 90 almost all are reported to carry both countermarks]); another similar (3.88 grams) with TI.C.A countermark on AE as, (type 89 Pangerl); another (5.60 grams) on an Augustan dupondius of uncertain issue with the countermark of CAE (for Caesar) of (type 77 Pangerl). Countermarks very good - very fine, host coin poor - fair all rare, the last particularly so. (3)

Martini notes the letters which he believes to mean TI(tus?) C(aesar) A(ugustus) and AVG(ustus). He notes these issues as struck on generally issues of Augustus as is this issue with SC in centre or the "Ephesus" type. Martini places the issue of this type to the period of Vespasian and Titus. It was in a Thrace-Moesia area that this countermark was applied to circulating worn coinage. The Pangerl collection contained 2 dupondii with the CAE countermark on the coin.