CONCORDIA AVGG

Reference : AYC #34, RIC 21

Weight: 12.63 grs

Metal: Bronze

Diameter: 27.00 mm

Scarcity: Very rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS 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 21/05/2007 by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 135, lot 850, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=374129, link to their website: https://www.lanz.com/.

Le RIC 4B page 175, note du n°19: ''De Moustier sale (1872), 3150, quotes an As of this type - doubtful.''.

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.