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Antoninianus - Pupienus PATRES SENATVS

Antoninianus - Pupienus (PATRES SENATVS) - obverseAntoninianus - Pupienus (PATRES SENATVS) - reverse

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Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Pupienus (Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus) (238)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 238
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.78 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
280658
References RIC IV.2# 11B
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.4.pup.11B
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
, BMC RE# 92
British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes).
, RCV III# 8522
David R. Sear; 2005. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 3. The Third Century Crisis and Recovery AD 235-285. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bust of Pupienus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Pupienus Maximus Augustus

Translation: Supreme commander, Pupienus Maximus, Emperor

Reverse

Clasped right hands.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PATRES SENATVS

Unabridged legend: Patres Seantus

Translation: To the Fathers of the Senate

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 4.19–5.15 g;
Diameter varies: 22.5–23 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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