Please Post your Dupondius Coin

Dupondius of Germanicus Caesar - struck under his son Caligula...



Dupondius of Augustus , also struck under Caligula...



Dupondius of emperor Claudius with Ceres on reverse...



everal dupondii of emperor Nero...

 

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RIC 1, (second edition) Gaius/Caligula, Dupondius, No. 56

Obverse depiction: Radiate bust of Augustus.
Obverse Inscription: DIVVS AVGVSTVS, S. C (left and right)

Reverse depiction: monument of Caligula seated on a curule chair holding an olive branch in right hand.
Inscription: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R
Note: This legend is unique.

The translation is:
“By consensus of the senate, the equestrian order, and the Roman people”

 

Look to your left. Trajan and his column.

 

Mine was struck at Antioch under Emperor Antoninus Pius. Reverse shows Fortuna. RIC 893.

 

Another favorite:


Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman Æ dupondius, 13.78 g, , 26.1 mm, 7 h.
Rome, ca. AD 119-124.
Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: PIETAS AVGVSTI, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing facing right before a lighted altar, raising her right hand and holding a box of incense in her left.
Refs: RIC 601c; BMCRE 1233-34; Cohen 1044; Strack 542; RCV 3665; Hill 257.

 

Not too many dupondii in my collection as I mostly gravitate toward silver

 

I also like dupondius, you tend to get emperor action scenes, and if you sacrifice your standards (like having too many drinks on Saturday night) you can find some nice examples.



Trajan 98-117 A.D. dupondius RIC II 676 114-117 Roma
Radiate and draped bust right
IMP CAES NER TRAIAN[O] OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PA[RTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P]
SENATVS POPVLVSQ[VE ROMANVS] S C
Trajan standing facing between two trophies; SC in exergue



Antoninus Pius 138–161 A.D. dupondius RIC 897 151-152 Roma
Head of Antoninus Pius, radiate, right
IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
[TR POT XV] COS IIII [S C]
Antoninus, togate, seated, left on curule chair, crowned by Victory, flying left; he holds globe in extended right hand and roll in left

 

DUPONDIUS


RI Augustus oak crown Agrippa rostral crown L AE Dupondius 26mm 12.6g Type III 9-3 BCE Nemausus chained Croc wreaths RIC I 158



Roman Principate
Antonia Dupondius
Daughter of Marc Antony and Octavia, Wife of Nero Claudius Drusus.
Ox: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rx: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S-C, Claudius, togate, standing left, holding simpulum
dark green/brown patina. 28mm, 11.8gms
Ex: @Brian Bucklan



RI Nerva AE Dupondius 96-98 CE LIBERTAS PVBLICA -pileus TIF

 

My only dupondius, one struck for Julius Caesar's triumph after Munda:

 

Commodus

 

I have only 2, one of Vespasian and one of Trajan
VS: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS, radiate head left
RS: FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus & cornucopiae
Rome mint, Cohen 152, RIC 716, RIC1962/555, BMC 698
10.8 gr.

Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, radiate bust right
Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C; trophy of arms, two shields at base
Rome mint, 11.8 gr,
RIC 586, BMC 909

 

Some highly enviable coins out there


Octavian - dupondius


Vienna - dupondius


Arausio - dupondius


Nemausus - dupondius


Livia - dupondius


Germanicus - dupondius


Nero - dupondius


Nerva - dupondius


Trajan - dupondius


Marcus Aurelius - dupondius

Q

 

...Including yours!

 

Lots of first and second century dupondii in this thread, but only one third (from Doug). Let me add some more later examples:

It seems Elagabalus didn't issue very many:


Severus Alexander's mysterious Restitvtor Mon – a type only seen on the dupondius – may have had something to do with redressing this, as his reign sees a big uptick in dupondii:


... but that uptick only starts a ways through his reign. Here's a scarce first (accession liberality) issue of SA:


My avatar coin:


And finally a different Decius type from Doug's:

 

Great coins all! My favorite dupondius.


Roman Empire
Augustus & Agrippa
AE Dupondius, Nemausus mint, struck ca. 10 BC - 10 AD
Dia.: 26 mm
Wt.: 12.3 g
Obv.: IMP: Augustus, laureate bust right; Agrippa, bust left wearing rostral crown
Rev.: COL - NEM: Crocodile chained to palm tree
Ref.: RIC 158
Ex JAZ Numismatics

 

AUGUSTUS
Æ 31 Dupondius
OBVERSE: PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head left
REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA, aquila between legionary standards
Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain) 15-14 BC
18g, 31 mm
RPC 128, SNG Cop 464

AUGUSTUS
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS-TRIBVNCPOTEST- within oakleaf wreath on three lines
REVERSE: CGALLIVSLVPERCVSVIRAAAFF - Legend around large SC
Rome 16 BC
8.8g, 26mm
RIC 375, BN 404, C 408

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN)
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
REVERSE: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Gallic or Italian mint 38 BC
30mm; 17.90 g
CR535/v1, RPC620v

LIVIA
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: IVSTITIA, draped bust of Livia as Justitia right, wearing stephane
REVERSE: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST, around large SC
Restoration issue under Titus.
Rome, AD 80-81
9.9g, 27mm
Cohen 9, RIC II 424 (Titus), BMC 289 (Titus), Komnick 15
Modern stamp, 7 over 36 on obverse

GALBA
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P legend with laureate bust right
REVERSE: PAX AVGVST legend with Pax standing left holding olive-branch and caduceus; S - C in fields
Struck at Rome, July-August 68 AD
13.2g, 27mm
RIC 284; BMC 127; Sear 2129

VESPASIAN
Æ Dupondius
OBVERSE: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS, radiate head left
REVERSE: FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus & cornucopiae
Struck at Rome, 74AD
10.2g, 28mm
RIC 716, (RIC [1962] 555), Cohen 152, BMC 698
Ex: J.Q. Adams

DOMITIAN
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P, radiate head right
REVERSE: S-C, Mars advancing left, holding Victory & trophy
Struck at Rome, 86 AD
11.6g, 27mm
RIC 482

NERVA
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P Radiate head right
REVERSE: FORTVNA AVGVST S-C, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Struck at Rome, 96AD
8.8g, 26mm
RIC 61

 

@jdmKY

I have similar ones to you, however yours are in much better condition.




Julius Caesar Dupondius




Dupondius of Octavian with Divus Julius Caesar

 

Republic Dupondius in my collection. Crawford 56/1. Perhaps the only on-topic response

 

Piling on:
Nerva


Trajan


Hadrian


Antoninus Pius


Marcus Aurelius


Commodus


Septimius Severus (early)


Septimius Severus (later)


Dupondii of the later periods are harder to find than sestertii but less popular so often cheap unless high grade. I don't collect for grade.

 

A very worn Dupondius, but this doesn't make me like it less.



RIC I (second edition) Claudius 94 Dupondius
From Date: AD 41 To Date: AD 50
Legend: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Type: Head of Claudius, bare, left
Legend: CERES AVGVSTA S C
Type: Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, on ornamented throne, holding grain stalks in right hand and transverse torch in left