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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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H649 Barbaric dies:
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H649 Regular dies:
Varieties on inscription Varieties on lituus Rare date varieties Common date varieties The LIV issues Strike varieties
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1. H649 BARBARIC OBVERSE DIES
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1 Entirely retrograde
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Die O2: Entirely retrograde type 2 (and "A" missing: "KICAPOC")
Die O6: Entirely retrograde type 6
Die O7: Entirely retrograde type 7
Die O8: Retrograde lituus, date "LIL" (instead of "LIZ") on obverse (!)
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4 Very crude inscription
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Die O7: Very crude inscription. Die flaw under the cross of the lituus
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5 Crude inscription
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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 O9: Crude inscription.
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Die O13: Crude inscription with errors
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Dies O14 to O23: Crude inscription.
The following specimens are presenting 9 other barbaric obverse dies.
