That is very interesting! I never thought that the Sestertii I focus on are in fact generally rarer than the other "classic" Roman denominations,...
[ATTACH] IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA - Draped bust right, diademed, hair weaved in rows and tucked at base of head IVNO CONSERVATRIX S C - Juno,...
My Numerianus is a unique variety of a rare Sestertius-sized Bronze Medallion, issued by Carinus at Rome in early August 283 to celebrate his...
According to the Universal Postal Association, the global postal network has collapsed. I´ll let my newest Sestertius sit in Roma´s safe for...
They have in fact been doing so for a couple of decades now: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catString=231
I constructed a motorized model of Isambard Kingdom Brunel´s gigantic 1859 steamship, the "Great Eastern", in 1:150 scale: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I think that is the best explanation. A weight of three Asses would put this emission (just like the largest denomination of Antonius´ AE...
Thank you Blake! It is one of the very few bronzes that I bought despite it´s dark patina: [ATTACH] IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG -...
I have found a total of seven Sestertii of the Concordia type (RIC 133) for Vitellius: four in museums (London, Paris, Berlin, ANS) and three in...
Thank you for bringing it back and thank you all for showing more of your Crispinas! :-) David Sear had the OP coin in hand and noted no tooling...
That must be because they were both inspired by the same, well known (in antiquity, that is) statue. I still wonder if the original statue carried...
A little update: I was relieved when I received the news that my OP Sestertius (along with four others) caught one of the last flights from...
Thank you for noticing! I corrected my mistake :) This coin celebrates Maximinus Thrax´ spectacular German victory of 235 a.D that included the...
Hallo Dirk, das ist ein feines Stück!!! I think that the 8-legged horse type had it´s origin in two horses next to each other. The germanic...
Great idea! Here is another Nero: This Sestertius´ reverse legend describes a historical event in the year 66 a.D. , when following the peace...
[ATTACH] illustrated in Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali, Vol. IV-2): [ATTACH]
I like the quite sour expression of the bride on your Denarius (probably thinking of her mother-in-law :) ) The reverse does of course look...
I am happy that my final purchase before the shutdown arrived safely today. This is my third Sestertius of this type but the first one that will...
Thank you. Actually the project started when I discovered 28 of the rare and crucial "slope 33 3x3 double concave" bricks in dark red color at my...
Germany had all schools shut down yesterday and neighboring countries are closing their borders. All public museums and theaters are closed, all...
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