TIC•A Countermark
Coin with Countermark
1st to 2nd Century AD
Obverse: worn smooth
Reverse: Worn smooth but punched with countermark TIC•A
Mint: ?
Maximum Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 4.97 grams
Denom: Bronze As
Die Axis: unknown
Countermarks of various specific designs were used to re-tariff coins whose value had changed, or which had originally been issued by another regime. Often such coins were worn beyond recognition before being punched with a countermark. Frequently provincial coins were also thus marked and used to pay soldiers of the Roman Legions stationed in far reaches of the empire.
TIC•A Countermark
Coin with Countermark
1st to 2nd Century AD
Obverse: worn smooth
Reverse: Worn smooth but punched with countermark TIC•A
Mint: ?
Maximum Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 4.97 grams
Denom: Bronze As
Die Axis: unknown
Countermarks of various specific designs were used to re-tariff coins whose value had changed, or which had originally been issued by another regime. Often such coins were worn beyond recognition before being punched with a countermark. Frequently provincial coins were also thus marked and used to pay soldiers of the Roman Legions stationed in far reaches of the empire.