Counterstamped roman AS

Westfront · Sep 28, 2014

I was out for a couple hours today on a new site i never detected before. The farmer told me about this one and as i drove by he was harvesting on this field. Most was done so i gave it a try. It was a real PITA on a freshly harvested potatoe field. Easy to dig but difficult to swing the coil. I got lots of lead which is always a good sign and lots of trash. Only got a few coins but when cleaning them i noticed on one bend and completely toast AS two counterstamps. TIB and AVG. most likely a Tiberius, as Caesar. 12-14 AD. Æ As. Lugdunum mint. TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, nude figures, & Victories. Counterstamped coins like this were often given to the troops as a gratification. Good day.

LI Tom · Sep 28, 2014

To bad that Tiberius is toast,his coins are always worth some $.One of those 4th Cent. bronzes looks in pretty good shape.

jewelerguy · Sep 28, 2014

sweet finds. I love that ancient roman stuff you guys find

Zodiacdiverdave · Sep 28, 2014

Man you guys across the pond get some amazing finds. Congrats.
ZDD

I-DIG-IT · Sep 28, 2014

Nice digs.

Ia.FurTrade · Sep 28, 2014

Love the counterstamped AS! Nice finds!

Argentium · Sep 28, 2014

I don't think I've ever seen counter stamped ancient coins - amazing ! the stuff we see on this site daily -

Silver Searcher · Sep 29, 2014

It looks like you have the makings of a good site there...lots more to come :thumbsup:

I think the counter stamps are Bankers Stamps, makes them much more interesting.

SS

Rick (Nova Scotia) · Sep 29, 2014

Very cool indeed, I know little of such things, but had no idea they were doing that soooo long ago either.

Good luck out there.

uglymailman · Sep 29, 2014

Get all that junk cleared off and have a go at it again Lu? Those driving bands look larger than usual don't they? Nice finds and good luck.

CRUSADER · Sep 29, 2014

That's something we haven't had yet, I wonder how popular it was over here. Very good find.

I see you get those locking pin pieces as well, we get about 1 or more on nearly every site.

Westfront · Sep 29, 2014

Thanks all! Will be back on this site next weekend, more to come!

Westfront · Sep 29, 2014

Silver Searcher said:
It looks like you have the makings of a good site there...lots more to come I think the counter stamps are Bankers Stamps, makes them much more interesting.

SS

Thanks SS, a site with 300 years of history will bring some goodies for sure!

uglymailman said:
Get all that junk cleared off and have a go at it again Lu? Those driving bands look larger than usual don't they? Nice finds and good luck.

Hi Tim, thats just the lead, there was a lot of brass as well!

CRUSADER said:
That's something we haven't had yet, I wonder how popular it was over here. Very good find.

I see you get those locking pin pieces as well, we get about 1 or more on nearly every site.

Hi Cru, as far as i know the few VAR (Varus) and TIB counterstamped coins turn up more often in my area, rarely further north or south. Pannonia has more, but not these stamps.
Looks like they were stamped in Colonia.