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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5134129, member: 85693&quot;]Commodus is one of my favorite collecting areas, and I just got my first dupondius - a denomination that seems a bit scarce for this emperor, at least in the &quot;budget&quot; market. </p><p><br /></p><p>Although it is in poor condition, I did not think I would have much trouble attributing it, but I am.&nbsp; Here is what I have found:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Annona standing dupondii come in two basic types - one with the obverse legend starting: M COMMODVS or M ANTONINVS</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; OCRE has only one dupondius for Commodus with Annona standing, the M ANTONINUS-first type.&nbsp; RIC 334.&nbsp; The type starting with M COMMODVS does not show up - does this mean it is not in RIC?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Annona%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Dupondius%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Commodus%22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet%3A%22Annona%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Dupondius%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Commodus%22" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=deity_facet:&quot;Annona&quot;+AND+denomination_facet:&quot;Dupondius&quot;+AND+portrait_facet:&quot;Commodus&quot;</a></p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Although not in OCRE, I found an example like mine starting with M COMMODVS.&nbsp; This is attributed as RIC 334, the M ANTONINVS-first type.&nbsp; This is incorrect - it even notes ANTONINVS starting the legend, which clearly does not match the photo.&nbsp; This single example shows up several times in acsearch and Vcoins is ex-Ken Dorney - here is the Vcoin listing - the description and the photo clearly do not match:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; The only correct description/photo of this coin I could find was a closed auction on Catawiki.&nbsp; But it has no RIC reference!&nbsp; It says only &quot;456-Bol&quot; and I don&#039;t know what this is?&nbsp; Is that an auction note, or a reference?&nbsp; Other than this, there is no attribution. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/34061091-roman-empire-dupondius-commodus-177-192-ad-rome-annona-holding-gran-ears-and-cornucopia-modius-to-left-at-her-feet-bronze" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/34061091-roman-empire-dupondius-commodus-177-192-ad-rome-annona-holding-gran-ears-and-cornucopia-modius-to-left-at-her-feet-bronze" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/l/34061091-roman-empire-dupondius-commodus-177-192-ad-rome-annona-holding-gran-ears-and-cornucopia-modius-to-left-at-her-feet-bronze</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to jabber on so long, but I didn&#039;t know how else to explain my perplexity.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any help greatly appreciated.&nbsp; Here is mine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204685[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204684[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the ANTONINVS first obverse legend - the OCRE example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204688[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is he ex-Dorney example that is listed as RIC 334 (incorrectly - or is OCRE wrong?).&nbsp; The legend clearly starts as COMMODVS:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204691[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/commodus_177__192_ad_dupondius_annona/1150837/Default.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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