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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     15421      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Pupienus Date Ruled:     A.D 238 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     A.D. 238 Diameter:     20.4 mm Weight:     2.906 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind Reverse Legend:     VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS Reverse Description:     Legend within wreath Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC pg. 176 note Reference3:     Cohen 43 (Mionnet) Reference4:     BMCRE 15* pl. 44 (modern forgery); SRCV 8529 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=14058 Notes:     Extremely Rare. When we obtained this extraordinary coin we tried to find other examples of it. RIC does not include it, Cohen 43 was left out as doubtful. Curtis Clay informed us that Cohen 43 quotes Mionnet, who is probably relying on Vaillant. Vaillant in his 1682 ed. cites Dux Sabaudiae, the Royal coll. at Turin. In addition, the BMC specimen is a St. Urbain forgery, Pink, Num. Chron. 1933, pl. XX,.5

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