Cool Dupondius Of Augustus With "s C" On The Obverse:

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louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1306 Posts	Posted 10/31/2019 7:54 pm Neat that the "S C" is on the obverse in my opinion: Divus Augustus Dupondius. Struck by Claudius. Rome, AD 50. DIVVS AVGVSTVS, radiate head left, S-C across fields / DIVA AVGVSTA, Livia seated left, holding corn ears and long torch. RIC 101. 30.5 mm, 13.90 grams Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/01/2019 07:29 am This piece looks to be very round, and of very even thickness. Edge beading very concentric with the edge of the coin. Those circular, deep dark pits don't encourage me very much, either. Very unusual for an ancient coin. Style , but fabric Sear (1988 ed.) pictures a dupondius (S-528), struck under Caligula, obverse legend DIVVS AVGVSTVS, with SC either side of radiate head facing left. C. 87, R.I.C. (Cal.) 56, B.M.C. (Cal.) 88. Vcoins has an example of R.I.C. 101, with Livia enthroned. Edited by sel_69l 11/01/2019 07:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1306 Posts	Posted 11/01/2019 08:19 am Sel_691; Thanks for the comments! I believe quite a few dupondius coins from the period are called "porous" like these CNG examples below. So I have seen quite a few coins with a surface like this. Probably depends on the ore quality and the place the coin spent thousands of years like water logged perhaps. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=238526 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=695567 Edited by louisvillekyshop 11/01/2019 08:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 05:09 am I am not too bothered by the 'pits' It seems fairly common on the relatively scarce Claudian dupondius Possibly the result of recycling of sestertii bearing the image of Caligula Recycled metal often results in impurities Castings can do the same with the impurities and or excess flux floating upwards towards the area of the sprue But the weight and diameter would tend towards the small Not the case here I have one Apparently it had some 'pimples' which a previous owner scraped off Again the 'pimples' can be the result of impurities 15.99 grams 29mm Report this Post to the Staff
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