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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. Possible bird standing on the simpulum (!). The word "KAICAPOC" and date "LIV" are separated by a dot
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Die
O2
Retrograde inscription Type I
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Die O3 Retrograde inscription Type I I
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Barbaric dies without retrograde patterns
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Die O4 Extremely barbaric: "KAIKITO" (?) instead of "KAICAPOC" Also, the date is missing.
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Die
O5
Very barbaric:
In "KAICAPOC": 1st "A" is replaced by "K", "P" is missing
Connected to
Connected to
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Additional patterns
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Die O6 Possible "human" figure inside the simpulum 2. Possible upside down lituus instead of the letter "E"
O5 enlarged:
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Die O7 Inside the simpulum, possibly a similar "humanoid" figure as on the previous die O6
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Die
O8 Additional
squared object under the simpulum:
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Varieties on inscription or date
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Die O9 No date type 1
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Die O10 No date type 2
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Die
O11
"I" is missing in "TIBEPIO"
(Type 1):
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Die
O12 "I" is missing in "TIBEPIO"
(Type 2):
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Die O13 "L" is missing in the date: "IV" instead of "LIV"
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Die O14 2nd "C" is missing in "KAICAPOC"
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Die
O15
Letter "A" replaced by
a "K" in "KAICAPOC"
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Die
O16
Letter "P" retrograde in "KAICAPOC":
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Varieties on simpulum
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Die
O17
Simpulum with no handle 
Connected to
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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 Second "A" missing in "KAICAPOC":
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Die R3 Letter 'I' between 'A' and 'P' at 2:00, in 'KAICAPOC':
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Die R4 "I" replaced by "P" in "KAICAPOC" ("KAP..." instead of "KAI..."). Note that the specimen shown is an hybrid
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Die
R5
Two letters are inversed: "KIA" instead of "KAI"
in "KAICAPOC" on reverse:
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Die R6 Very small letters on reverse (the smallest I ever seen on that coin)
.é
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3. Strike varieties
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Obverse design on both sides:
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Reverse design on both sides:
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Multiple strike:
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Obverse die break:
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COUNTERMARKS & HYBRIDS: See page "Gems 1"