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Pontius Pilate, year 30 CE (GBC 649 - TJC 333) - Varieties only -
I. Barbaric obverse dies
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. 3 SPECTACULAR H649 BARBARIC OBVERSE DIES
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1. H649 BARBARIC OBVERSE DIES
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1 Entirely retrograde
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Die O1: Entirely retrograde type 1
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Die O2: Entirely retrograde type 2 (and "A" missing: "KICAPOC")
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Die O3: Entirely retrograde type 3
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Die O4: Entirely retrograde type 4
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Die O5: Entirely retrograde type 5
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Die O6: Entirely retrograde type 6
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Die O7: Retrograde lituus, date "LIL" (instead of "LIZ") on obverse (!)
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2 Retrograde inscription
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Die
O1:
Normal lituus & retrograde inscription (type 1)
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Die O2: Retrograde (type 3) and extremely barbaric inscription
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3 Extremely crude inscription
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Die O1: Extremely crude inscription ("EPIOY" instead of "TIBEPIOY")
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Die O2: Extremely crude inscription (the letters "A" seem like upside down "Y", "P" is retrograde)
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Die O3: Extremely crude inscription with retrograde "P"
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Die O4:
Extremely crude inscription: 
(Same engraver as die Bar-O10!)
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Die O5: Extremely crude inscription & lituus
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4 Very crude inscription
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Die O1:
Very
crude inscription. Also, "C" is missing:
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Die O2:
Very
crude inscription. Also, "KAICA" instead
of "KAICAPOC":
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Die O3:
Very
crude inscription. Also,
"Y" instead of "P":
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Die O4: Very crude inscription. The letters "I", "P", "Y" & "O" are inversed (a bit similar to the previous die)
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...Die O5: Very crude inscription.
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...Die O6: Very crude inscription. Also, the letters "O" & "Y" are inversed.
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Die O7: Very crude inscription. Die flaw under the cross of the lituus
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Die O8: Very crude inscription. Also, "KAIIAKO.." instead of "KAICAPOC"
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Die O9: Very crude inscription. Also, confusion on the letters of "TIBEPIOY"
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Die O10: Very crude inscription at left
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5 Crude inscription
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Die O1:
Crude inscription.
Also,
"Q"
instead of "O" and final "C" is missing
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Die O2: Crude inscription
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Die O3: Crude inscription.
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Die O4: Crude inscription and retrograde "K". Lituus with a link (hard to see on overcleaned coins)
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Die O5: Crude inscription, final "C" is missing. Note that the first specimen shows the same reverse die as O24.
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Die O6: Crude inscription & lituus. The letters are bigger and more rounded than usual
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Die O7:
Crude inscription.
Also, the final "C" is missing.
In AJC/TJC, Prof. Meshorer listed this die by error as bearing "KAICY" (AJC #25a, TJC #335a)
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Die O8: Crude inscription. "C" instead of "Y". (Also, probable confusion on letters "TIB")
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Die O9: Crude inscription.
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Die O10: Crude inscription with retrograde letter "E"
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Die O11:
Crude inscription with retrograde letter "P"
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Die O12: Crude inscription with errors
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Dies O13 to O18: Crude inscription.
The following specimens are presenting 6 other barbaric obverse dies.
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The following specimen seems to show a retrograde lituus (?) as the inscription is normal:
