Yet another
reason I like Lee’s coins…this was in one
of the recent “Sunday Sale” lots Lee put up – makes the whole lot a steal in my
opinion!
ppp
An
Augustus Tribute ca. 27 BCE- 14 CE
Coin
obverse reads:
P STOLO III
VIRAAAFF
[Found one inscription on Jencek's website that seems to match –PLICINIVSSTOLOIIIVIRAAAFF
– A moneyer with permission to mint this coin]
Reverse reads:
AU *** US
TRI***IC
PO*****
Counter stamped “IlClA-“
According to Wildwinds, it
appears to be a:
Augustus AE
Dupondius, S 1659, RIC 372, Cohen 368, BMC 158
My question on this is what does the ICA stand
for????
Emperor Caesar Augustus abbreviated in latin?
The cleaning revealed a small slag of
copper/bronze that was probably on the anvil when this was counter
stamped.
Cleaning is done – or I think it is – now how
do I wax this to keep the green a bit brighter rather than the sage like color
when it is not wet?
Fleckinforks