Pius ase?

This is a common ace or sestertius Pius or anything interesting? There's a bird on hand?

 

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Size?

My best guess is a sestertius with Libertas reverse, something like this coin from CNG's archives. Looks like ".IBERTA..." on the reverse's left.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.90 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 153-154. Laureate head right / Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus and extending arm. RIC III 916a

 

rare?

 

well, the example that TIF posted sold for $92, so probably not too rare?

 

Thank you very much!!!!

 

I know we will never hear the end of the 'rare' question but wouldn't it be nice to see it replaced once in a while by the 'care' question. Why should I care about this coin as opposed to a million other coins? Is it beautiful, interesting, educational, historical or on the want list of many of my friends? I know many of us 'care' about any ancient just because it is 2000 years old and that is what makes a coin of a common ruler (I have ~3000 commons) worth more than melt. Add a little for small degrees of the other things I mentioned and we might be up to 10x melt or a couple dollars. Judging the difference between a great 'rarity' and a coin with great 'carity' is pretty much the name of the game for ancient collectors. The Pius shown is far from the worst since it is fully identifiable and has several legible letters. The coin TIF posted is far from the best since it has some wear and surface irregularities. I would love to own it ($92? - maybe) and there are those present who would find it too awful for words just as there would be others who would consider it too expensive for serious consideration. That is our hobby. Welcome aboard.

 

Here's one of mine...a sestertius I picked up decades ago for about $20.00

Different reverse, but the usual 'someone standing there' type.... as Doug Smith refers to them LOL

 

Carity ratings... I like that!

 

were you yelling at me?

 

This I say thank you Stevex to you all, and also, and TIF and Doug Smith ;-)

 

Mikey, I like your coin but I would like is soooo very much better if the reverse were a big fat pig! Pius has some super types.
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1409898

 

Me too Doug.......I mean that's a COOL pig and I love unusual and different reverses instead of the usual RR chariots or the similar looking deities or 'persons'

Funny, I can still remember being excited as hell just to receive a catalog or coin---the mere fact they were from the Roman Empire utterly fascinated me--no matter what they depicted...now some just are becoming a bit 'boring' and I NEVER thought I would EVER say that LOL