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Pontius Pilate, year 29 CE (GBC 648 - TJC 331) - Varieties only -
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3 SPECTACULAR H648 VARIETIES
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1. Varieties on obverse
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Barbaric dies with retrograde patterns
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Die O1: Retrograde simpulum & inscription. Possibly a bird standing on the simpulum (!). A dot separates the word "KAICAPOC" and the date "LIV".
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Die
O2:
Barbaric:
Normal simpulum, retrograde inscription, no date
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Barbaric dies without retrograde patterns
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Die
O3:
Very barbaric:
In "KAICAPOC": 1st "A" is replaced by "K", "P" is missing
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Die O4: Extremely barbaric: "KAIKITO" (?) instead of "KAICAPOC" Also, the date is missing.
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Additional patterns
Die O5: 1. Possible "human" figure inside the simpulum 2. Possible upside down lituus instead of the letter "E"
O5 enlarged:
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Die O6: Inside the simpulum, possibly a similar "humanoid" figure as on the previous die O6
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Die
O7: Additional object under the simpulum:
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Varieties on inscription or date
Die O8: No date
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Die
O9:
"I" is missing in "TIBEPIO"
(Type 1):
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Die
O10: "I" is missing in "TIBEPIO"
(Type 2):
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Die O11: "L" is missing in the date: "IV" instead of "LIV"
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Die O12: 2nd "C" is misses in "KAICAPOC"
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Die
O13:
Letter "A" replaced by
a "K" in "KAICAPOC"
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Die
O14:
Letter "P" retrograde in "KAICAPOC":
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Varieties on simpulum
Die
O15:
Simpulum with no handle 
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Note that a small number of H648 specimens are showing a dot which is far from the simpulum's center (see two examples to the left). In my opinion, such a minor detail should not be considered as a real variety.
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2 Varieties on reverse
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Die
R1: "O" missing in "KAICAPOC":
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Die R2: "I" replaced by "P" in "KAICAPOC" ("KAP..." instead of "KAI..."). Note that the specimen shown is an hybrid
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Die
R3:
Two letters are inversed: "KIA" instead of "KAI"
in "KAICAPOC" on reverse:
Die R4: Very small letters on reverse (the smallest I ever seen on that coin)
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. STRIKE VARIETIES SECTION
Obverse design on both sides
Reverse design on both sides
Multiple strike
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COUNTERMARKS & HYBRIDS: See page "Gems 1"