7 BC., Augustus, Rome mint, moneyer M. Salvius Otho, triumvir monetalis, As, RIC 432 var.
Augustus, Rome mint, issued by moneyer M. Salvius Otho, triumvir monetalis, struck 7 BC., countermaked during reign of Claudius,
As (ø 26-27 mm / 9,17 g), probably copper, axes irregular alignment ↑↖ (ca. 310°),
Obv.: [CAESAR AVGVST] PONT MAX TRIBV[NIC POT] , his bare head facing left.
Rev.: M SA[LVIVS OT]HO [III VIR] AAA FF / {IMP} / S·C , legend around large S·C ; above, countermark {IMP} (all letters ligate) within rectangular incuse. Meaning: “IMP(eratoris)“.
RIC I, p. 75, no. 432 var. (type common) ; BMC 233 var. ; CBN I, p. 127, nos. 704-708 var. ; Coh. 516 var. .
For countermark: Werz 107.16/1