Zu den Schlagmarken des Tiberius und Germanicus

Abstract

Michael Grünwald's treatment of the Roman copper and bronze coins with countermarks from the legionary camp of Vindonissa led to alarming conclusions: Tiberius was supposed to have received the title Augustus in the countermark TIB AVG as early as shortly before 6 BC, and that from a legate rebelling against Augustus, while the coin finds would require the camp to have been founded before 6 BC. Both would be inescapable if the numismatic foundations held. The pivot lies in the claim that the mark IMP AVG can refer only to the first Augustus; since where they overlap it always lies above the Tiberius stamps, TIB AVG would then still fall under Augustus. The author tests that claim, which one accepts more by feeling than because it is proved, and draws conclusions from it for Vindonissa and Oberhausen.

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Suggested citation

Kraft, Konrad: Zu den Schlagmarken des Tiberius und Germanicus. In: Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 2 (1950/51), pp. 21–35, Tf.2.

Subject tags

Roman Empire Research survey Seals and tokens Bavaria Germany Swabia