The number of multiple coin lots shown on Tritan III are shocking!! So many hundreds of sestertii for what today seems absurdly low estimates - I...
Curtis: I apologize for taking so long to get back to you - I suspected you would know alot about the type and I was not disappointed....
The left facing As is beautiful - I like the bust type. I bought my Geta as Caesar on ebay for a reasonable price (far less than four figures)....
By the way there is a very rare sestertius of Geta on German ebay, but it looks a bit....- anyone else see this and the others being sold?
I always assumed that since the soldiers were paid in silver and gold, Septimius could care less about the bronze, the coin of the provincial hoi...
I have read that in the 19th century collectors were much more interested in rarity (as opposed to condition) than today - it could be that most...
This really is a beautiful reverse- I THINK a similar type is illustrated in the Sayles book on provincial coins - a wonderful series, by the way....
Beautiful coin! And RARE!
Jeez! You are right about the reverse - stunning - some of the celators in the boondocks obviously had great skill - a lovely coin! Too bad...
Valerian I Sestertius 14.01 grams 30mm RIC 184 - noted as common, but a check of databases indicates that rare or scarce would be more accurate....
Let me add one other detail - the extra "I" is muich more clear on the coin than the photograph - I suspect it was an error, but interesting all...
Curtis - thanks again! I will try to photograph the coin and put it up tonight - you might be able to see it on this link on ebay:...
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