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Julius Germanicus replied to the thread Sestertii stolen in the mail )-;.

Thank you all for your kind words! I actually did send my coins via registered mail from Hamburg to California on April 29. Sadly the...

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Sestertii stolen in the mail )-;

Dear coin friends, I have just received the terrible (for me) news that an insured letter of mine on the way to certification in the...

Forum: Ancient Coins

Julius Germanicus liked Al Kowsky's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

J.G., It should be mentioned that collectors who can't afford the large sestertii from the Rome Mint can always hunt for medium size...

Julius Germanicus attached a file to the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Thanks, Al! Your Sestertius is an exception to the rule because obverse and reverse are both well stricken and well centred on a full...

Julius Germanicus liked Edessa's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.94g, 6h). Rome mint, struck AD 195-196. Obv: [L SE]PT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP [VII];...

Julius Germanicus liked curtislclay's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Jul. Germanicus' sestertius is cat. 1137 in my thesis, dies 202/298. In 1972 I knew only one specimen, Cahn 71, Oct. 1931, lot 1714,...

Julius Germanicus replied to the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Thank you Curtis for the info! Yes, the coin listed in your thesis is exactly the coin Banti illustrates.

Julius Germanicus replied to the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

This is the same emission as my coin, only from a different pair of dies. I am sure curtislclay could share interesting information...

Julius Germanicus liked ambr0zie's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Great coin (and coins) - I need to get a few Severan bronzes too. Here is my only SAECVLI FELICITAS coin, a Maesa denarius [ATTACH]...

Julius Germanicus liked Victor_Clark's post in the thread Roman Coins: Do We Know How Long Ancient Roman Coins Circulated After Minting?.

You have to make a distinction between continual circulation and reintroduction. The Constantine I coin below was struck in A.D. 312-...

Julius Germanicus liked octavius's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

sestertius of his wife - Julia Domna... [ATTACH]

Julius Germanicus liked Al Kowsky's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

J.G., Congrats on scoring a handsome sestertius, the portrait is the finest for the type :happy:! All sestertii of Severus are scarce to...

Julius Germanicus liked ancientone's post in the thread First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS.

Very nice sestertius @Julius Germanicus! I have a similar but not anywhere as nice as yours. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Rome, AE...

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First coin of 2022: Septimius Severus Sestertius - SAECVLI FELICITAS

I have been a lazy buyer lately because my Sestertius collection is basically complete now and the rise in prices keeps me from getting...

Forum: Ancient Coins