Furryfrog02 Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2023 This was a pick up from Harlan J. Berk's pick bin at the Baltimore show a few weeks ago. I figured it would be fairly easy since the ruler (Hadrianus) and the reverse could be made out even though there isn't much legend. I was wrong. The reverse looks to be Abundantia or Ceres seated left, holding a cornucopia and with a modius filled with corn ears at her feet. The problem I am running into is that in exergue, it clearly says COS I--- and I can't find anything with that in the reverse. What am I missing? It has to be something easy. I think I've just been looking at this coin for too long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) dupondius..i've got one about like it i can make out a radiate crown i do believe...:)..sorry i don't have any clue for the reverse Edited December 1, 2023 by ominus1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 1, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 1, 2023 I'm not convinced it says COS I. Have you looked for COS with some other number? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, DonnaML said: I'm not convinced it says COS I. Have you looked for COS with some other number? I couldn't find anything with a COS in exergue. There are legends with COS (blah blah) but none that I could find with it below like mine. 9 minutes ago, ominus1 said: dupondius..i've got one about like it i can make out a radiate crown i do believe...:)..sorry i don't have any clue for the reverse I wasn't sure if it was a dupondius or As. I thought dupondius were orichalcum and tended to be that yellow color whereas asses were struck in bronze which would then end up with a green patina like mine. I forgot to add the weight/diameter in the original post, not that it probably matters much. 11.90g/27-28mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2023 Interesting! I can't find anything exactly like it either. Might the modius/corn ears be a globe and rudder? Like on this coin: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6397183 Is there any way the exergual legend on your coin might be something other than "COS --"? It does look like it from the photo, but just to make sure, it couldn't be something else? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 31 minutes ago, CPK said: Interesting! I can't find anything exactly like it either. Might the modius/corn ears be a globe and rudder? Like on this coin: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6397183 Is there any way the exergual legend on your coin might be something other than "COS --"? It does look like it from the photo, but just to make sure, it couldn't be something else? It has to be something else right? I tried making it into FORTVNA but I can only see COS. Perhaps the rudder is just really worn? I'm not sure. Gotta be my eyes/mind playing tricks on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted December 1, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) That's a middle-later style bust. Edited December 1, 2023 by Nerosmyfavorite68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted December 1, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) It could very well be FORT RED. I now think the 'COS' is an optical illusion. Edited December 1, 2023 by Nerosmyfavorite68 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted December 1, 2023 · Patron Share Posted December 1, 2023 That's a rudder on globe -- it has to be the FORT RED reverse type. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted December 1, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Thanks all for confirming my (in)sanity. I was really losing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted December 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 2, 2023 16 hours ago, Furryfrog02 said: Thanks all for confirming my (in)sanity. I was really losing it. It's still hard for me to see anything but "COS" in that exergual legend. But I guess it's either a totally new type or else a deceptive-looking legend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted December 3, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 So, not to beat a dead horse....but I've been looking for a match on wildwinds and Acsearch. There is only 1 that I can find which is kind of interesting to me. All of the radiate crowned Hadrian dupondius(es?ai?) have a much longer legend than mine, which looks to be HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP. Here is the one obverse match I could find on acsearch: From N&N London Auction 14 https://www.biddr.com/auctions/nnlondon/browse?a=3325&l=3800839 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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