Sestertii of the Antonine Empresses: Sabina, Faustina I and II, Lucilla [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The Sestertius, one of the classic roman denominations, was introduced under Augustus with this eastern issue: [ATTACH] AVGVSTVS - bare head of...
Here it is: [ATTACH]
As far as I know the coin in question was a Medallion discovered a long time ago that has been prooven to be a fake, but based on it the...
Looking at pictures of my first Nero Sesertius which is about as worn as the OP coin and comparing detail and wear pattern I must say that I am...
It does have the size, weight, tone and metal of a Sestertius of the time of Commodus: [ATTACH] CAESAR DIVI F - bare head of Octavian right...
The final use of the "SC" on roman coinage occured on the last Sestertii struck at the Rome mint in 263 A.D.: [ATTACH] CORNELIA SALONINA AVG -...
Certainly not from the same dies, but the same tone: [ATTACH] NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P - Laureate head to left / DECVRSIO S...
I just noticed that your first Sestertius and mine were likely struck from the same obverse die.
Incredible! Those two will be forever missing in my Sestertius portrait gallery and yours are the finest I have seen since NAC sold the Conte...
I sold my Herennius Etruscus Ant to get a Sestertius: [ATTACH] Herennius Etruscus as Caesar Sestertius, 250/251 A.D. 28,67 mm / 15,70 gr Q HER...
I like the Sestertius denomination, despite the odd flan shapes and low weight typical of this reign: [ATTACH] IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG -...
Here is a Sestertius of Albinus: [ATTACH] D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES - bare head of Clodius Albinus right. MINER PACIF COS II S C - Minerva standing...
Sure ;) Gordian I Sestertius: [ATTACH] Gordian II Sestertius: [ATTACH] Next: Sestertius with a left facing portrait !
Caracalla and Geta Sestertius pair: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Valerian: [ATTACH] Mariniana: [ATTACH] Gallienus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Salonina: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Valerian II: [ATTACH] Saloninus:...
Nothing spectacular here today, but after selling my first Julia Titi I found a replacement for my brass portrait gallery (the Flavians are...
[ATTACH] IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P V COS II P P S C - Gordian III, in...
Thank you all for sharing your stories and showing your coins of the founder of the Tetrarchy! Here is my one and only coin of Diocletian:...
Diocletian´s palace (built between 295 and 305 A.D.) is among the largest and best preserved monuments of the roman world. The building complex,...
Separate names with a comma.
