Subject: Re: [Moneta-L] Help with RIC number A. Pius / M. Aurelius As Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:58:20 -0700 From: Albert S DeCrescenzo To: dave.surber@wildwinds.com Dave, Here is a jpg of my Pius / Aurelius denarius with Marcus Aurelius as COS.DES. I do have a RIC number for this one. It is RIC 411b. Thank you for your help and the sharing of information. Your database has been of great help in many cases. Warm regards, Al On Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:58:06 -0700 Dave Surber writes: > Albert, > > That's definitely an unusual one! > > Sure, I'd like a photo of that. Thank you very much! > > - Dave > > Albert S DeCrescenzo wrote: > > > Dave, > > > > Yes, I have looked at them. They are all of M. Aurelius as COS > though. I > > think you will find very few coins of Marcus as COS.DES. They were > only > > minted in 139. My denarius also shows Marcus looking left which > also > > seems somwhat rare. I have seen one COS.DES denarius in a CNG > catalog but > > looking right. As I recall they called it rare. Would you like a > picture > > for your database? > > > > Al > > > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:15:10 -0700 Dave Surber > > writes: > > > > > > Albert, > > > > > > I don't think the denarius is nearly as rare as the bronze. > > > There are > > > eight of them all together on my A.Pius page between RIC 415 and > > > 417... > > > http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antoninus_pius/i.html . . . > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > - Dave > > > > > > Albert S DeCrescenzo wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > > > > > Yes, that sounds like my coin with the exception of the > diameter. > > > I agree > > > > that it must be somwhat rare as I have looked through many > > > catalogs and > > > > web sites and have not seen one. I also have a denarius with > Pius > > > / > > > > Aurelius with Aurelius as COS.DES and facing left. I suspect > this > > > is also > > > > somwhat rare. > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for the information. > > > > > > > > Best regards, Al > > > > > > > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:04:05 -0700 Dave Surber > > > > writes: > > > > > Albert, > > > > > > > > > > Your coin sounds like this one... (I believe the size > entry - > > > > > 17.5mm - in the ANS > > > > > database is incorrect!) > > > > > > > > > > 13.1944.100.48204: Dept.: R Denom.: As OtherInfo.: > > > > > Obj.Type: C Material: AE Mfg.: ST > > > > > Shape: Weight: > > > > > 9.860 Size: 17.5 Axis: 6 > > > > > ObvLegd: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P l. to r., > > > round > > > > > edge ObvType: Head > > > > > of Antoninus Pius, laureate, r. > > > > > RevLegd: AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F COS DES, > l. > > > to r, > > > > > round edge/ S C below > > > > > bust RevType: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, draped, head > bare, > > > l. > > > > > DtObj: CE1 / CE2: 139 / 139 > Era: > > > > > Category: RIC.3 > > > > > Reference: BMC.1207|RIC.1208b > > > > > Region: Prov: Mint: Rome > Person: > > > > > Antoninus Pius > > > > > Dynasty: > > > > > PrevColl.: Issuer: Antoninus Pius > > > > > FindSpot: > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, here's an example of the sestertius that's like it: > > > > > http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear/s1334.html > > > > > > > > > > My own personal opinion would be that the as is pretty > rare... > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > > > - Dave Surber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Albert S DeCrescenzo wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping to get a RIC number and maybe RIC Rarity > rating > > > for > > > > > the > > > > > > following coin. > > > > > > > > > > > > Antoninus Pius AE As > > > > > > > > > > > > Obverse / "ANTONINVS.AVG.PIVS.P.P" Pius laureated head > right > > > > > > > > > > > > Reverse / "AVRELIVS.CAES.AVG.PII.F.COS.DES.S.C" Draped > bust > > > with > > > > > bare > > > > > > head right. > > > > > > > > > > > > The coin is 27 mm in diameter and has a weight of 9.5 > grams. > > > > > > > > > > > > The coin is no gem, but all legends are readable and the > > > portraits > > > > > are > > > > > > decent. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for any help. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, Al > > > > > > > > > > > > This months No-Ads Moneta is sponsored by: > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill Puetz over at 12 Caesars. 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