A New Countermark of the Fifth Legion

Abstract

The paper presents an Antiochene bronze of Otho naming the governor Mucianus (RPC
1: No. 4316), acquired in Jerusalem. The coin bears a clear countermark reading LVS. The
author accepts the interpretation of the countermark’s inscription as Legio V Scythica, and
discusses the coin’s contribution to the dating of that legion’s presence in the region.