Vespasian, Rome mint,
Æ Dupondius (26-27 mm / 14.12 g), 71 AD.,
Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III , radiate head of Vespasian right.
Rev.:PAXS - A[V]GVSTI / S - C , Pax standing l., holding cornucopiae in her left arm, setting fire on pile of arms (a helmet, a cuirass, a shield) with a short torch in her right hand.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 ; RIC 475 note (misreading) .
Curtis Clay:
"This dupondius of Vespasian is not unlisted, just misdescribed.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 has a dupondius from the same rev. die, but with the legend weak at the top, resulting in the misreading PAX rather than the correct archaic PAXS.
That coin came from a 1924 auction, and may be the identical spec. that was sold without photo in Sotheby's Bizot Sale of 1902, lot 93. The catalogue text also gives PAX not PAXS, and the coin was cited with this presumed misreading by RIC 475 note.
Another spec. from the same rev. die, again with legend not well struck and PAX misread for PAXS, was in Lanz Graz 4, 1974, lot 136.
In my own collection I have a dupondius from the same dies both sides, but only F/ VG and again the S of PAXS not really legible. My ticket says PAXS, however, proving that I knew of this correction earlier, though I can't recall from what source!
Anyway, as far as I can see this type only comes from a single rev. die, and this is a very nice specimen, with an excellent portrait!"
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![71 AD., Vespasian, Rome mint, Æ Dupondius, RIC 475 note (misreading).
Vespasian, Rome mint,
Æ Dupondius (26-27 mm / 14.12 g), 71 AD.,
Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III , radiate head of Vespasian right.
Rev.:PAXS - A[V]GVSTI / S - C , Pax standing l., holding cornucopiae in her left arm, setting fire on pile of arms (a helmet, a cuirass, a shield) with a short torch in her right hand.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 ; RIC 475 note (misreading) .
Curtis Clay:
"This dupondius of Vespasian is not unlisted, just misdescribed.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 has a dupondius from the same rev. die, but with the legend weak at the top, resulting in the misreading PAX rather than the correct archaic PAXS.
That coin came from a 1924 auction, and may be the identical spec. that was sold without photo in Sotheby's Bizot Sale of 1902, lot 93. The catalogue text also gives PAX not PAXS, and the coin was cited with this presumed misreading by RIC 475 note.
Another spec. from the same rev. die, again with legend not well struck and PAX misread for PAXS, was in Lanz Graz 4, 1974, lot 136.
In my own collection I have a dupondius from the same dies both sides, but only F/ VG and again the S of PAXS not really legible. My ticket says PAXS, however, proving that I knew of this correction earlier, though I can't recall from what source!
Anyway, as far as I can see this type only comes from a single rev. die, and this is a very nice specimen, with an excellent portrait!"
Schlüsselwörter: Vespasian Rome Dupondius Paxs Pax Cornucopiae Fire Pile Arms Helmet Cuirass Shield Torch](images/image.gif?id=565112220400 "71 AD., Vespasian, Rome mint, Æ Dupondius, RIC 475 note (misreading).
Vespasian, Rome mint,
Æ Dupondius (26-27 mm / 14.12 g), 71 AD.,
Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III , radiate head of Vespasian right.
Rev.:PAXS - A[V]GVSTI / S - C , Pax standing l., holding cornucopiae in her left arm, setting fire on pile of arms (a helmet, a cuirass, a shield) with a short torch in her right hand.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 ; RIC 475 note (misreading) .
Curtis Clay:
\"This dupondius of Vespasian is not unlisted, just misdescribed.
BM 590 pl. 23.4 has a dupondius from the same rev. die, but with the legend weak at the top, resulting in the misreading PAX rather than the correct archaic PAXS.
That coin came from a 1924 auction, and may be the identical spec. that was sold without photo in Sotheby's Bizot Sale of 1902, lot 93. The catalogue text also gives PAX not PAXS, and the coin was cited with this presumed misreading by RIC 475 note.
Another spec. from the same rev. die, again with legend not well struck and PAX misread for PAXS, was in Lanz Graz 4, 1974, lot 136.
In my own collection I have a dupondius from the same dies both sides, but only F/ VG and again the S of PAXS not really legible. My ticket says PAXS, however, proving that I knew of this correction earlier, though I can't recall from what source!
Anyway, as far as I can see this type only comes from a single rev. die, and this is a very nice specimen, with an excellent portrait!\"
Schlüsselwörter: Vespasian Rome Dupondius Paxs Pax Cornucopiae Fire Pile Arms Helmet Cuirass Shield Torch")