Sestertius Sunday…..

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  1. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Shhhhhh. Don't give away my secret!
     
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Love that Titus!
     
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  4. The Meat man

    The Meat man Supporter! Supporter

    Currently I have just one sestertius, a Trajan:
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    I do have another one coming in the mail, in a group lot. It's also a Trajan, but even more worn than this one.
     
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  5. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Great coins
     
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  6. robinjojo

    robinjojo Well-Known Member

    Here's a coin that I have owned for a while, and photographed today.

    This is a sestertius of Commodus, and a somewhat unusual one at that.

    Here are the dealer's notes, from the coin's label:

    COMMODUS, 177-192 AD
    Rome, 181 AD
    Sestertius, 25.08g
    BM 442 note, citing Naville II, 1922, 1027 (same dies as ours);
    bust var. of C 4-5 and BM 442-445.
    Rx-ANN AVG TRP VI IMP III COS III PP SC, Annona standing l. holding wheat ears over modius and cornucopia.
    Rare with this bust type.

    D-Camera Commodus 177-92AD sestertius Rome 181AD Annona rev 25.08g BM 442 3-13-22.jpg
     
  7. nerosmyfavorite68

    nerosmyfavorite68 Well-Known Member

    Many of my coins are unphotographed, so I have to recycle some previously posted ones, with recycled dealer descriptions and pics.

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    NERO AE orichalcum sestertius. Struck at Lugdunum, 65 AD. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR IMP P P, laureate head right, globe at point of bust. Reverse - Roma seated left on cuirass & shields, S C at sides, ROMA in exergue. 36mm, 24.4g. Very Fine
    (it looks better in person than in the picture) The hole is hardly noticeable in person).

    The second's one I picked up as an impulse add-on when I finally picked up a Seleucia mint of Heraclius. I ended up liking this better. I have one or two Treb's in nicer grade than this, but it looks nice in person.

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    Title: Trebonianus Gallus (AD 251-253) Æ Sestertius / Votive
    Attribution:
    RIC IV 127a Rome
    Date: AD 251
    Obverse: [IMP CAES C VIBIVS] TREBONIANVS GAL[LVS AVG], laureate draped cuirassed bust of Trebonianus Gallus right
    Reverse: VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C in laurel wreath
    Size: 27.24 mm
    Weight: 14.9 grams
    Description: VF with pleasing jade green patina. Ex Pegasi Coins (old blue tag). Ex Jeff Clark VOTA collection.

    The third is one of my all-time favorite (affordable) Sestertii of the whole Roman series. Augustus from Cyprus/Asia Minor.

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    aVF/aVF Augustus AE Sestertius / Wreath

    Attribution: RPC 2233
    Date: 25 BC
    Obverse: AVGVSTVS, Bust right within border of dots
    Reverse: CA within circle in wreath, all within border of dots
    Size: 34.58 mm
    Weight: 18.6 grams

    Okay, so this one's decrepit, but it's another one of my all-time favorites of the Roman series, the RECTOR ORBIS of Didius Julianus.

    DIDIUS JULIANUS AE sestertius. IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG, laureate head right. Reverse - RECTOR ORBIS, Julian standing left holding globe and roll, S C in fields (C double struck). RCV 6077. 29mm, 18.1g. Rare

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    I'm just a regular guy whose top price is generally around $500, so I can't hang with the big boys.:(:wideyed: But the Didius is a placeholder until I can get a better one.
     
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  8. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    I like my sestertii like I like my salsa ...

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    ... hot, thick and chunky!

    Faustina Jr CONCORDIA S C seated sestertius.jpg

    Faustina Jr FECVND AVGVSTAE S C Sestertius.jpg

    Faustina Jr LAETITIA S C standing left sestertius diademed.jpg
     
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  9. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Here are a couple of mine. 6885AFCE-4391-4790-8B18-13A428E67F97.jpeg 2C1D0498-D4F3-4D03-901A-82679D8CAAE1.jpeg
     

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  10. nerosmyfavorite68

    nerosmyfavorite68 Well-Known Member

    The thread reminded me of an interesting small Setertius I have; a reduced Sestertius of Gallienus.


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    81642. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC V 216, C -, aVF/F, 12.464g, 25.2mm, 180o, Rome mint, [IMP C P LIC GALLI]ENVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right; reverse [IOV]I CONSERVATORI S C, Jupiter standing left, thunderbolt in right, scepter in left; exceptional portrait, typical tight chunky flan;

    ex; Forum, with recycled pic and decription.
     
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  11. Spaniard

    Spaniard Well-Known Member

    Love these big bronzes ..
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  12. octavius

    octavius Well-Known Member

    Lots of very beautiful coins in this thread. I also have a preference for sestertii , likely because I can appreciate them without having to resort to a magnifying glass. I guess the same applies to Aes Grave.
    here are a few from my collection...

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    Caligula with three sisters reverse.


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    Caligula with OB CIVES SERVATOS reverse.


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    Caligula addressing praetorians


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    Claudius with Spes reverse.

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    Nero with Annona / Ceres

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    Nero / decursio reverse.

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    Galba / Libertas

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    Vespasian / Judea Capta.
     
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  13. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ...of course i need to show my latest and greatess who bought the purple.. :D IMG_0798.JPG IMG_0799.JPG Sestertius Didius Julianus 93 AD, 27mm 18.24gms
     
  14. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

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  15. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    octavius, That's a Jaw-dropping group of sestertii :jawdrop:! It's not easy picking out a favorite :D. Three sestertii of Caligula is overwhelming, most collectors would be happy with one :p. Most of the sestertii of Vespasian/Judaea Capta I've seen look "doctored", your coin looks original ;).
     
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  16. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Sestertii definitely did much of the heavy lifting of Roman commerce, sometimes for many decades. Of course, I love, sharp, VF+ coins as much as anyone, but coins that grade Good or Fine, undamaged, with attractive patinas are also beautiful - like well-aged wines. Here are Lucilla and Philip I...

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  17. Julius Germanicus

    Julius Germanicus Well-Known Member

    No Sestertius of Nerva shown yet, so here is mine:

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    IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P - laureate head of Nerva right
    FORTVNA AVGVST S C - Fortuna standing left, holding rudder resting on ground in right hand and cornucopiae at her side in left.
    Sestertius, Rome 01 January – 18 September 97 aD (3rd emission of Nerva)
    35,12 mm / 31,20 gr
    RIC 83; BMCRE 107-9 and pl. 5, 6; Cohen 67; Sear -, Banti 21 (18 specimens)
    From the collections of Arthur Löbbecke (1850-1932), Fritz Reusing (1874-1956), and Paul Schürer (1890-1976); Auction Hess Nr. 182 (06.01.1926), lot 1115 a, and
    Manfred Olding fixed price list 96 (March 2019), Nr.200
     
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  18. akeady

    akeady Well-Known Member

    Here are a couple of silver sestertii - Cr. 44/7 issued with the first denarii and quinarii:
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    The silver sestertius didn't really catch on and later ones are scarce or rare I only have this - Cr. 464/8a of 46 BC:
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    ATB,
    Aidan.
     
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  19. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    I don't recall ever seeing so many Sestertii posted together in one thread as in this one, and I have been here on C.T since 2007.

    So many beautiful sestertii, they were my first and primary love when I was more actively collecting ancients.

    I still have all of them. Here are some go them.

    Tiberius to Vespasian:

    Tiberius Sestertius JULIA Carpentum SC - OBV:REV - GP .png
    DRUSUS Caesar Sestertius under Tiberius - Caduceus - OBV:REV - GP - NEW - 2021.png
    Tiberius Sestertius JULIA Carpentum SC - OBV:REV - GP .png DRUSUS Caesar Sestertius under Tiberius - Caduceus - OBV:REV - GP - NEW - 2021.png Claudius Sestertius Wreath EXSC OB CIVES - OBV:REV - GP - 2021.png Nero sestertius ARCH - OBV:REV - GP+ - 2021.png Nero Sestertius on Horseback example1 - OBV:REV - VGP - NEW - 2021.png Galba Sestertius - Libertas - OBV:REV - VGP - 2022.png Galba Sestertius - Wreath - OBV:REV - VGP !! - 2022.png Galba Sestertius Victoria - OBV:REV - VGP - NEW - 2021.png Vespasian Sestertius VICTORIA - OBV:REV - GP! 2022.png Vespasian Sestertius SPQR in WREATH - OBV:REV - VGP -'NEW' - 2021 .png
     
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  20. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    Nerva, Domitian and Trajan:

    Nerva Sestertius HANDS - OBV:REV - GP 2021.png Nerva Sestertius LIBERTAS - OBV:REV - GP - 2021.png Domitianus Sestertius on Horseback - OBV:REV - VGP - NEW - 2021.png Trajan Sestertius - Column - OBV:REV - GP - June 2021 - 1.jpeg.png Trajan Sestertius - Roma Seated - OBV:REV - GP- 'NEW' - 2021.png Trajan Sestertius Emperor on Platform - OBV:REV - OKP.png Trajan Sestertius FORTUNA REDUCI - OBV:REV - GP !!.png Trajan Sestertius ARCH - IOM - OBV:REV - GP - 'NEW' - 2021 .png Trajan Sestertius Emperor greet King on Podium - OBV:REV - VGP - 2021.png Trajan Sestertius on Hoserback - OBV:REV - GP - 2021.png
     
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  21. Eduard

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    Vitellius:
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