What is this thing?

I came across this coin in a group lot of some aes and sestertii of the Antonine and Severan dynasties. Not sure what it is.

It's made of orichalcum and 26.5 mm in diameter and weighs 8.1 grams, so it would seem to be a dupondius. But it's not in RIC, BMCRE, Cohen or Sear. Maybe some sort of provincial issue? Perhaps a barbarous imitation, given the misspelled Latin?

It features a female figure (Fecunditas?) facing right, carrying a child on her back. Roman-alphabet inscription with misspelled "LIBERTAS" legend. Arabic numerals in right field/Large eagle flying left, E PLURIBUS UNUM but surrounded by otherwise non-Latin inscription and stars.

 

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Nice write up and coin RC!

 

Have you check the Celtic issues? Maybe Scythian?

The baby does seem to lend credence to your Fecunditas theory.

 

That's a great idea. I'll have to check Van Arsdell, Whitehead, and BMC Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria.

 

Must have been made at a very late die stage, the V's have broken to look like U's.

 

I own a rare speared eagle, from that series .

 

Sacagwea dollar it took place of the Susan B Anthony dollar

 

Whoooooooooosh

 

Really?

And I believe the SBA took the place of the Eisenhower and that took the place of the Peace Dollar and that took the place of the Morgan Dollar and that took the place of the Trade Dollar and that took the place of the Gold Dollars and that took the place of the Seated Liberty Dollar and that took the place of the 1804 Silver Dollar and that took the place of the 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar and that took the place of The Spanish Dollar.. I think

 

REALY

 

Let's play nice after all it is from Atlantis.