Interesting - I have spent some time comparing the beard to others from the same time, and it appears to be consistent, but MI will take a closer...
Thanks but Cohen at least have the excuse of making a magnus opus (hope I used that correctly)! He could be forgiven if he made a few errors!
RIC 509!!!!! unbelievably bad mistake! I really need to do a better job of proof reading these - is there any way to correct this, since my edit...
Vance’s decisions on prosecutions are always based on politics - I’ll leave the rest unsaid. He will not be out of the public eye for long...
A match - finally. My guess is that Geta was killed not long after this was struck and anyone with the coin quickly got rid of it. It was probably...
Music to my ears - that's conclusive on the issue of whether this is genuine, although I was convinced already. Thanks so much for letting me know...
I just purchased a Caracalla sestertius, RIC 509, and I am told that Banti lists one of this type. In fact, I just posted an article on this site...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Caracalla Sestertius RIC 509 LIBERALITAS AVGG VI ET V - RARITY: R3 Caracalla and Geta on platform with...
My recollection is that the uncleaned lots were almost all fourth century, with a few very common ants - and nothing over 22mm, and certainly no...
Thanks - you are correct! It is Fredrich. The CNG catalogs are June 8, 2005, with the George His collection of Roman bronzes, and September 21,...
Great quote -
Could you recommend books or catalogs that focus on sestertii? Two of my CNG catalogs, one from 2004 and the other from 2005 (I think) have large...
Depressing indeed - Severan sestertii during the rare years are almost impossible to find, and when they do appear usually command enormous prices...
P.S. Most surprising is Mars - should be common but clearly it is quite rare. Makes me feel even less better for selling an example!
This is such an interesting response and is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much for providing this - this all goes in a scrap book series I have...
Not so humble - a beautiful example!
It depends on how you count the coins - I count 41 different types of sestertii in RIC, but the number would be higher if you count different bust...
Great group - The Marcus Aurelius has the odd portrait denarii from this period. I especially like the Domitian, but every coin in the group is...
I forgot to put in #5 that most existing examples on ACSEARCH are from this die pair. Most are also quite worn - makes you wonder if all were...
What I was trying to say is that Tiber patina sometimes shows details that are not shown on patinated coins.
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