This landmark of the eternal may not be depicted on any ancient or modern coins, but I hope I may post my little openable reconstruction of this...
I do quite like your Commodus Sestertius! It is: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG - Laureate head of Commodus right TR P VIII IMP V COS IIII PP S C -...
No Roman Eagle standards have survived which should come as no surprise because the Aquila during Vitellius´ time was made of gold and there was...
Congratulations and welcome to the club! Your coin is not ugly at all. It is perfectly identifiable and one of only around 200 known Sestertii of...
Before reading on you must excuse me for the low grade of the coin I am about to show you - I promise there is some eye candy at the end of this...
I´ll never be able to top my avatar Sestertius.
I promise it will not remain your last Sestertius :-). I ended up discarding everything else and just decided to just concentrate on big bronzes....
Sestertii of Nero certainly are among the most impressive products of Roman numismatic art. [ATTACH] NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P...
Yes, they all are! If we group them according to the obverse legend break at the tip of the laurel wreath, we have four distinct types (maybe...
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Dear friends, I think about buying a Sestertius of Vitellius. The problem ist that genuine specimens are outnumbered by „Paduans“ and other casts...
He certainly did. Here is Victory herself crowning him for his VICTORIA GERMANICA: [ATTACH] MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM - laureate, draped and...
I bid on the Agrippina Junior Dupondius but didn't succeed :dead:
Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali, Vol. IV-2): [ATTACH] same coin (ex Morris Collection): [ATTACH]
Nice Sestertius! It is RIC 1368 = Cohen 13 = BMCRE 2198 = Banti 15, struck in AD 161. Banti lists 4 specimens and illustrates one from the same...
3rd century Sestertius portrait gallery (almost complete, but still needs Aemilianus and some upgrades): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
In fact practically ALL emperors of the 3rd and most of the 4th century struck AE Medallions with the three Monetae reverse (the only notable...
There also is a bronze Medallion of Commodus, an Antoninianus of Tetricus II, and Antoniniani of Carausius with facing portraits. Early examples...
Your new chronology makes total sense! Only would certainly wonder why Severus, who was renowned for his fast actions, would tolerate Albinus...
One nice thing about Sestertii (apart from their size and the fancy colours they sometimes come in) is that they seem to be the prefered subject...
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