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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4020444, member: 82549"]By the time to OP was minted, the silver content was very low. Being buried in acidic soil could lead to the pitting shown on the reverse. Moreover, there is a lot of pitting on the obverse, too, but it is obscured by all the black junk left on the surface. My guess is that the entire coin was covered by this stuff and most of it was stripped off chemically, leaving the rough, pitted surface behind.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't seen enough coins of Pupienus to comment on the style, but with such a short reign in such a tumultuous era, it's entirely possible that whoever engraved the portrait had no idea what Pupienus looked like and just went with a generic portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think the coin is particularly striking, but if I wanted a bargain Pupienus for my collection (I hope it's a bargain) I would feel entirely comfortable getting this one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4020444, member: 82549"]By the time to OP was minted, the silver content was very low. Being buried in acidic soil could lead to the pitting shown on the reverse. Moreover, there is a lot of pitting on the obverse, too, but it is obscured by all the black junk left on the surface. My guess is that the entire coin was covered by this stuff and most of it was stripped off chemically, leaving the rough, pitted surface behind. I haven't seen enough coins of Pupienus to comment on the style, but with such a short reign in such a tumultuous era, it's entirely possible that whoever engraved the portrait had no idea what Pupienus looked like and just went with a generic portrait. I don't think the coin is particularly striking, but if I wanted a bargain Pupienus for my collection (I hope it's a bargain) I would feel entirely comfortable getting this one.[/QUOTE]
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