dougsmit Posted December 14, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2022 A friend gave me this somewhat ratty bronze which is clearly a moneyer dupondius of Augustus but I remain unable to convince myself which moneyer it is and (worse) talk myself out of it being a moneyer known for sestertii but not dupondii. It has a few letters at the reverse right which might make it identifiable by someone with experience in the series. The coin does bear the IMP countermark. I have asked about this somewhere before but have no answers. I apologize if it was here. Readings of that reverse legend or opinions are appreciated. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 14, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 14, 2022 Taking a quick look at the photos of Augustus dupondii on Wildwinds, it seems there are only about 15 different possibilities in that particular format. But I didn't take the time to go through the 15 and try to match up the letters. Not an easy task! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougsmit Posted December 14, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 16 hours ago, DonnaML said: Taking a quick look at the photos of Augustus dupondii on Wildwinds, it seems there are only about 15 different possibilities in that particular format. But I didn't take the time to go through the 15 and try to match up the letters. Not an easy task! I did and did not convince myself of the answer. That is why I was hoping we had someone here who collects these and would care between the choices rather than just if the coin was mint state (these rarely are over fine). Not easy for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 14, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) I spent an hour today checking all the types but nothing seems to fit the letters pattern. Will try again when I get some free time. My first guess was Q. Aelius Lamia but the legend doesn't seem to fit. Edited December 14, 2022 by ambr0zie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted December 14, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 The closest i found is M. SANQVINIVS https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=179969 ??? ??? ??? 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 14, 2022 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2022 M. Sanquinius was another one I checked, I eliminated it initially but your particular example seems to be the correct answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 14, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, shanxi said: The closest i found is M. SANQVINIVS https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=179969 ??? ??? ??? I think that has to be it; it fits what I saw as the O or Q towards the bottom, and the rest of the visible letters look right. Congratulations! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted December 15, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2022 5 hours ago, shanxi said: The closest i found is M. SANQVINIVS https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=179969 ??? ??? ??? Agreed. Great sleuthing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dougsmit Posted December 17, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Thanks to all. What I learned here is just how varied the letter spacing was on issues by the same moneyer. There is no good clue based on size of the SC or expected placement for the letters available. While I agree Sanquinius is most likely, I say that more from it not matching any other than feeling good about which strokes belong to letters in his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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