Unknown Roman Provincial? Ae As With Countermark

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/26/2017 11:55 pm Obv: Emperor facing right, with small oval emperor Countermark right. Legend: [..] KAICAV [...] Rev: worn Mass:7,30 gram Diameter: 23mm Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/27/2017 12:22 am Don't know if this one is possible to ID. Host looks like Gordian III or maybe Severus Alexander; countermark looks like Septimius Severus, which of course doesn't make any kind of sense. Plus I haven't seen countermarked Roman coins from after the first century AD. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/27/2017 03:01 am This is a stretch also but the host coin look like it might be Hadrian and the counter mark looks like either Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 01/29/2019 6:16 pm Any further ideas about the ID of this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/29/2019 6:26 pm A larger picture might help, however it looks like either Marcus Aurelius or Septimius Severus to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 01/29/2019 9:32 pm I agree the countermark is likely Antonine (M. Aurelius, Commodus or L. Verus) or perhaps Septimius Severus. The host coin, then, would have to predate the countermark. The only bit of the legend remaining is "KAICAP" ("Caesar") which doesn't narrow the possibilities at all. I would search countermarks to try to find this particular one and then to what coins it was typically applied. I love a good mystery. Be sure to let us know if you find the answer Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/29/2019 10:06 pm Quote: The only bit of the legend remaining is "KAICAP" ("Caesar") which doesn't narrow the possibilities at all. I could easily be wrong, but it appears there might be a very worn "T" prior to the "K." If so, I believe that would have to be the "T" of AVT/AYT. Or is there another possibility? If it is a "T," I think that might narrow down the possibilities some. Report this Post to the Staff
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