CONCORDIA AVGG


Reference : AYC #23, RIC 20
Weight: 21.25 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Very rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right, seen from three quarters back. 

CONCORDIA AVGG _ S – C

Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera with the right hand and double cornucopia with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 10/01/2006 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton IX, lot 1546, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=277969, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

Note of the RIC 4B page 175, n°20: ''C.8 quotes a dupondius of this type, and the Hunterian Collection contains a specimen, buts its style gives rise to some doubt.''.

I observe that on most of Pupienus' coins the cuirass is almost invisible and the shoulder appears smooth. Although I have listed a variant with a non-cuirassed bust for other emperors from the same period, this bust of Pupienus seems to be cuirassed. We see streaks indicating a cuirass in the lower shoulder or at least an irregular lower shoulder showing a desire to display a cuirass. Here is an example:

 On this photo the streaks are visible at the bottom of the shoulder.  

However, we cannot exclude that only draped busts exist. So far, I haven't noticed an example where the shoulder is undoubtedly smooth.