Looks ordinary, but is rare: as of Pius from 139

[Diederik]

Some coins can deceivingly look ordinary or familiar:
ANTONINVS - AVG PIVS PP, his laureate head right / TR POT - COS II,  Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Cohen knew of the coin as he described it as number 868 and RIC copied Cohen an gave it number 564a. BM have not got it and refer back to Cohen 868(p. 184*). For me it proved impossible to find the coin in Wildwinds, Acsearch etc.  This is, of course my first example with a nicely preserved reverse. The type was issued in the earlier series of 139 (Strack 750; BMC 1137note) and as a dupondius like this type (BMC p. 181*). Strack probably saw it elsewhere, but I can't verify that at the moment.
Hope you like it!


Frans

[curtislclay]

Strack 800, specimens like yours in Berlin, Paris (= C. 868), Rome. Bust laur. draped r.: Platt. Head laur. left: Rome, Gotha.

Yours is a nice specimen!

[Diederik]

Thank you for your quick response and appreciation of the coin. It was somewhat covered in (iron)rust which I managed to remove from the obverse (for the larger part). I got it nearly free; postage being a near equivalent of the purchase. I am still experimenting making pictues. The ones with direct lighting show all details, but mostly lack color. I will manage, one day!


Frans

[gordian_guy]

Fabulous coin!!

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