I've seen a couple just recently on Ebay that were, without a doubt, tooled and smoothed. But the problem with them was that they looked like...
"Messed with" meaning smoothed and tooled.
Sestertii was the coinage of everyday Rome, so fewer survive in pristine condition. And those that do command higher prices.
I know you said "larger" coins, but all the ladies of Rome are available in Denarii as well. Smaller, but silver rather than base metal.
[ATTACH] LAMPSAKOS, MYSIA THRACE AE-10 OBVERSE: Female head right, hair rolled REVERSE: Forepart of winged horse right, ΨΑ above, symbol below...
From what I can find on line, you did well at $150: http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=666589...
I'm proud of both my sons. This one, has his PhD, speaks several languages, and is much smarter than his old man ever was. The other is pretty...
The last three coins are not clear enough for me to give attribution. Sorry. I did my best.
Coin 25 RIC 463: Lucius Verus Denarius. IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head right / PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia standing, head left, holding...
Coin 24 RIC 369 sear5 #7074: Plautilla AR Denarius. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and drawn down on neck / VENVS VICTRIX,...
Coin 23 RIC 129 sear5 #8677: Gordian III Denarius. 240 AD. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / PIETAS...
Coin 22 RIC 95 sear5 #8670: Gordian III, AR Antonianus 4.95 gm. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVTI...
Coin 21 Cassandrea AMNG 6 RPC 1515var: Claudius, AE20 of Cassandreia, Macedonia. TI CLA CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR PP, laureate head left / Rev: COL...
Coin 20: milne 238 sear5 #2004: Nero Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 12=65/6 AD. NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER, radiate bust right, wearing...
Coin 19 Alexandria Milne 1294 sear5 #3736: Hadrian Billon Tetradrachm of Roman Egypt. Year 15 = 130-131 AD. AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB, laureate...
Thanks. I appreciate it. Not to get too far afield of coining, but my wife has been in extreme pain now for two and a half years. So far, the...
Thanks JA
Talk about coincidence. No, I do not speak Polish. My son is stationed there with the US Army at a Nato Training Base. He speaks some Polish,...
Coin 18 RIC 707: Domitian AE As. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P, laureate head right / FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S-C, Fortuna standing left...
Thanks JA. I'm going to have to stop here very soon. The invalid wife is requiting some attention. BTW, she is doing very, very well. So far,...
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