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greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 4:52 pm HI Guys, third time lucky with posting this, made a mess first two. I have aquired this old Roman Coin its about 30mm Dia and the only part readable is CAESER on the Obverse, however it does have a couple of countermarks that make it a bit more interesting I think. Any info on the coin would be appreciated, the REVERSE is totally unreadable. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 5:42 pm I can't make out the mark on your coin, but here is a website that will help you to id what the countermark is. https://www.romancoins.info/Countermarks.html Report this Post to the Staff
baker9252 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 2:40 pm The reason they put countermarks on coins was to keep them in circulation since they were too worn out to be recognizable. I have some that have 3 and 4 countermarks. Check that site mentioned above and read up on them because there are some scarce ones out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16861 Posts	Posted 02/09/2009 04:02 am Another reason for countermarking coins was to validate local coinage for use in another locality. The crude-looking portrait on this one tells me this is likely to have originally been a Roman Provincial coin, struck by a Roman city or town, for use in that city or town. The counterstamps would have been applied by a neighbouring city or town, or perhaps a nearby military garrison. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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