PAX PVBLICA

Reference : AYC #26, RIC 22 (2)

Weight: 21.76 grs

Metal: Bronze

Diameter: 30.50 mm

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.

PAX PVBLICA _ SC

Pax seated left on throne, holding branch with the right hand and a scepter with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 14/01/200 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIII, lot 817, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6670190, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.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.