I Need Help With This Vespasian

The auction has this listed as a RIC 583, and I can't even find a RIC 583, and the closest I can get is RIC 589 but it's with a laurel crown and this coin is radiate. In fact, I can't find any COS IIII Pax August with a radiate crown. Any idea what RIC number this is?

 

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RIC 589 Vespasian. AE As. AD 73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS, laureate head right / PAX AVGVST, S-C, Pax standing left, leaning on column, holding caduceus and branch. RIC 589; Paris 655; Sear 2359 var (bust type).


from wildwinds

 

Thank you! I was moving quickly on Wildwinds and didn't look at the photo. Their description calls it laureate, when it's radiate.

Thanks!

 

Yeah I think the radiate is the var (bust type) part they list.

 

It's a dupondius, RIC 583, frequency rating 'rare'.

Nice coin!

 

Found it in ocre.
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.583

 

I know it's not in the best shape, but I was really drawn to the portrait - I love the intensity of his look.

 

Thanks - and only one example there? It's just a dupondius, but apparently a little scarce.

 

For those who may be wondering about the significance of radiate vs laureate portraits, the radiate crown typically (but not always) signifies a double denomination (e.g. 1 dupondius = 2 asses).

By the way, there are two editions of RIC Vol. 2 with different numbering. I have only the original edition in which the op seems to be 541a, citing Cohen 306 and a cast in the BM. 583 would be the number in the current (2007) edition.

 

Generally, dupondii are radiate and asses are laureate during this period. On the rare occasions where there is doubt look at the metal: yellow = dupondius, copper = as.

 

A different PAX AVG; this one is RIC 1143. Don't know if rare, but if I have one it isn't

Æ Dupondius, Gallia, Lugdunum, 71 AD
28 mm, 12.933 g
RIC² Vespasianus 1143; Cohen 300;

Ob.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head right; globe at point of neck
Rev.: PAX AVG Pax, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar left, holding caduceus and branch in left hand; S C across field

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Here is a SINISTER VESPA DUPO:


RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AE Dupondius Felicitas stdg caduceus cornucopia sinister left

 

Thank you guys for your help with this coin. I did end up winning it today, so I'm pretty happy about that. Now to wonder how efficient shipping from Poland is.