Julius Germanicus's Recent Activity
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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...
May 28, 2022 at 2:58 AM -
Julius Germanicus posted a new thread.
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
May 27, 2022 at 3:59 PM -
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...
May 27, 2022 at 8:24 AM
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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...
May 27, 2022 at 2:49 AM
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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];...
May 27, 2022 at 12:45 AM
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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,...
May 26, 2022 at 4:44 PM -
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.
May 26, 2022 at 4:44 PM -
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...
May 26, 2022 at 9:03 AM -
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]...
May 26, 2022 at 2:42 AM
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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-...
May 26, 2022 at 1:23 AM
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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]
May 26, 2022 at 1:17 AM
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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...
May 25, 2022 at 11:08 PM
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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...
May 25, 2022 at 11:06 PM
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Julius Germanicus posted a new thread.
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
May 25, 2022 at 6:04 PM