PONT denarius

[Parthicus Maximus]

Recently I was lucky enough to find a PONT denarius. It's my second. Coins with PONT in the legend are all rare for Domitian. They occur only in the first months of Domitian's reign (September-December 81 AD).

The coin is slightly damaged, but you can't be picky with PONT denarii.
It is also interesting that the coin have some underweight. Yet I have the idea that the style is official and that it is therefore not a fourree.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=51000&pos=0

Thanks for looking.

[wolfgang336]

I may be mistaken, but there are plenty of official-style fourrees out there. This looks very much like one, and would explain why it's underweight.

[Jay GT4]

Nice find! I have a PONT myself thanks to Orfew. 

  What's going on in the chip?  Is it solid silver?

[Parthicus Maximus]

Nice find! I have a PONT myself thanks to Orfew. 

  What's going on in the chip?  Is it solid silver?

The silver appears to be quite solid. Only in the center of the coin is there a slightly different substance. But I am definitely not an expert in this field.

@Flaviusdomitianus also has an example that appears to be made of the same dies.
Interestingly, it seems to weigh even less.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3597&pos=15

[FlaviusDomitianus]

Agreed, our coins seems to share both dies.

That is not surprisingly considering their rarity.

Alberto

[orfew]

I may be mistaken, but there are plenty of official-style fourrees out there. This looks very much like one, and would explain why it's underweight.

I have never seen a fourree of a PONT denarius. However, I am willing to be corrected if you can point me to one.