P M TR P COS II P P

Reference : AYC #16 (2), RIC 6

Weight: 3.08 grs

Metal: Silver

Diameter: 21.00 mm

Scarcity: Very rare

Type:

Obverse

Reverse

IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG

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

P M TR P – COS II P P

Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus with the right hand and a scepter with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 22/05/2016 by Nomos AG, Auction 12, lot 181, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3105425, link to their website: https://nomosag.com/.

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.