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Offline Diederik

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DES IIII Pius dupondius OTD
« on: April 21, 2014, 05:16:16 pm »
I am happy I was able to get this coin:

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III, radiate head right /
D ES - II II  S  -  C  Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar out of patera and holding rudder on globe.
It is very rare: RIC 754 who quotes Cohen 349, citing the BM as the coin's  location. BMC, however states the coin is not in the BM.
I wonder then, if Strack somewhere saw the coin.
Hope you like it :)


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Re: DES IIII Pius dupondius OTD
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2014, 10:14:50 pm »

Strack, 948, referring to Cohen 349.  He sites the Berlin Staatliches Munzkabinett and Neapel, Nationalmuseum for the Dupondius and London (BM) for the Sestertius version.

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Re: DES IIII Pius dupondius OTD
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2014, 02:02:09 pm »
Thank you Mr Rhodes!
You confirmed what I expected and hoped: Strack in his time saw only two specimen: as you quote in Berlin and Naples. Rare coin and as for quality: not bad at all.
Can't wait to see it arrive.


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Re: DES IIII Pius dupondius OTD
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2014, 03:35:04 pm »
Yes, very nice condition!

I also had a specimen in my first collection, should now be in Oxford.
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Re: DES IIII Pius dupondius OTD
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2014, 06:26:41 pm »
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should now be in Oxford

I'll add that to my notes, Curtis! and thanks for the compliment!


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