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Reference : AYC #3 (1), RIC 103
Weight: 28.55 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

AGRIPPINAAVGGERMANICIF CAESARISAVG

Bare head with hairs in long plait behind and laureate bust of Agrippina II (Junior) to the right.

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Carpentum drawn by two mules going to the left.

Photo of a coin sold the 11/05/2015, Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 29, lot 479, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=222253, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

The dot in front of the letter F is missing, unlike AYC #3 (2). The dot between AVG and GERMANICI is almost invisible, it is located above the vertical bar of the letter G of AVG. On other coins we see it glued to the vertical bar of the letter G. This is also the case on this coin.

For this type, the RIC 103 mentions in note that there is a variant with erased reverse (classified as uniface) where the obverse legend is AGRIPPINAE. Source: Vienna. For the copies that I was able to observe, I actually noted several coins with the letter E erased but the reverse is not uniface (classified AYC #3 var, RIC 103 note) ). The single-sided coins analyzed have the legend illegible due to wear, except one where it is clearly inscribed: AGRIPPINA (that i classified as AYC #3 var 3, RIC 103 (note) ). RIC description error? Need to verify. The RIC also cites a coin preserved in Berlin without erased reverse but with the E of AGRIPPINAE erased (classified as AYC #3 var 2, RIC 103 (note) ).