April 12, 2024
*Tater* Roman ae Dupondius of Antonia Mule Coin Unique
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Roman Imperial ae Dupondius of Antonia , Mule Coin with Ceres Seated Reverse (from a Claudius die) Obverse: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing hair in long plait of AntoniaReverse: CERES AVGVSTA, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated l. on ornamental throne, holding two corn-ears & long torch, S C in exergue In numismatics, a mule is a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece. These can be intentional or produced by error. This type of error is highly sought after, and examples can fetch steep prices from collectors. The earliest mules are found among ancient Greek and Roman coins. Opinion is divided between those who think that they are accidental, the result of an incorrect combination of a new die with one that had officially been withdrawn from use, or the work of coiners working with dies stolen from an official mint, perhaps at a time when one of them should have been destroyed. The name derives from the mule, the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey, due to such a coin having two sides intended for different coins, much as a mule has parents of two different species. from Wikipedia This is a very attractive example of Antonia , mother of claudius. It weighs in at 10.9 grams and is 29 millimeters wide. It has a nice golden brown patina with spots of green and red corrosion
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