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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 4611272, member: 41219"]I purchased this last week while trying to get my baby son to nap. I didn't think too much of it until it arrived today and I went to confirm the attribution. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142030[/ATTACH] </p><p>It is attributed as:</p><p>Commodus AE24 as. </p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG.</p><p>Rev: Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm, TR P II IMP II COS PP around, S C across fields.</p><p>RIC 569. 177AD. </p><p><br /></p><p>But when I looked up RIC 569, it was not the same coin. In fact, I can't find an as with a radiate head and a Victory reverse at all. There is a dupondius, RIC 1474, that has the radiate head right and Victory reverse. Also it has a completely different legend on both sides.</p><p><img src="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/commodus/RIC_1614[aurelius].jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Commodus AE Dupondius. </p><p>L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII, radiate head right </p><p>IMP III COS II P P S-C, Victory advancing left bearing wreath & palm.</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin is 10.80g and about 24mm. Could it just be a smaller dupondius that is lighter due to wear and being on a smaller flan? Or am I missing something completely obvious?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 4611272, member: 41219"]I purchased this last week while trying to get my baby son to nap. I didn't think too much of it until it arrived today and I went to confirm the attribution. [ATTACH=full]1142030[/ATTACH] It is attributed as: Commodus AE24 as. Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG. Rev: Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm, TR P II IMP II COS PP around, S C across fields. RIC 569. 177AD. But when I looked up RIC 569, it was not the same coin. In fact, I can't find an as with a radiate head and a Victory reverse at all. There is a dupondius, RIC 1474, that has the radiate head right and Victory reverse. Also it has a completely different legend on both sides. [IMG]https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/commodus/RIC_1614[aurelius].jpg[/IMG] Commodus AE Dupondius. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII, radiate head right IMP III COS II P P S-C, Victory advancing left bearing wreath & palm. My coin is 10.80g and about 24mm. Could it just be a smaller dupondius that is lighter due to wear and being on a smaller flan? Or am I missing something completely obvious?[/QUOTE]
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