Taking a chance

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  1. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Another just snagged. Local seller from ebay so hopefully no problems. Not bought a sestertius for ages.

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    Commodus AE sestertius, LIBERAL AVG VI, Rome mint 186AD - RIC 471a - SCARCE!
    obverse: M COMMODVS ANT [P FELIX] AVG BRIT, laureate head right
    reverse: LIBERAL AVG VI [P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P] S C, Commodus seated left on curule chair atop platform, officer standing left behind him, Liberalitas standing left before him, holding abacus and cornucopiae, citizen mounting stepsof platform on left, about to receive largess
    denomination: sestertius
    mintmark: Rome
    material: brass
    max. diameter: 31mm
    weight: 21.0g
    reference: RIC 471 as
     
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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Bing, Sep 24, 2019
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  4. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    @Bing my first of this type, super excited.
     
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  5. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    VERY lively and attractive reverse. Love the ladder.
     
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  6. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Nice, Pish! I love these donative types and wish I had one :).
     
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  7. Roman Collector

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  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    VERY nice, @Pishpash ! Well none. Really like the patina, and the cool reverse scene,
     
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  9. octavius

    octavius Well-Known Member

    I love the red and yellow colors blending together.
     
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  10. happy_collector

    happy_collector Well-Known Member

    Like the bronze color, and the cool reverse. And I love such chunky coins. :happy:
     
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  11. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Handsome coin, Pish! I've always wanted a Commodus with that reverse to match my Marcus below.

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    MARCUS AURELIUS
    AE Sestertius. 24.3g, 31mm. Rome mint, December AD 176 - Autumn 177. RIC 1208; Cohen 424. O: M ANTONINVS AVG - GERM SARM TR P XXXI, laureate head right. R: [IMP VIII - COS III] P P, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus seated left on platform; behind, stands officer; before, Liberalitas standing with counting board and cornucopiae; citizen mounting steps; in field, - C, in exergue, LIBERALITAS / [AVG] VII.
     
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  12. AussieCollector

    AussieCollector Moderator Moderator

    Lovely coin!
     
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  13. dougsmit

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    as Caesar AE as
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