My newest Sestertius is only of mediocre quality, but the type is quite rare and interesting. IVNO CONSERVATRIX was the very first reverse type...
The great event of the year 185 was the discovery of the treachery of Tigidius Perennis, prefect of the Pretorian Guard, and his execution. The...
There are three opinions on the identity of my Nero Sestertius, mainly depending on if he is wearing an Aegis on the obverse. [ATTACH] NERO...
Some of you have warned new collectors to buy via Ebay, and rightly so: there are many forgeries to be found and most genuine coins are not worth...
After giving a new member the advice to check out a cheap Sestertius of Trajan or Hadrian, I realized how much I regret having sold my own first...
I could not resist buying this artifact on Ebay yesterday which was labeled as a „museum copy“ despite there being no corresponding original as...
Last night I was outbid on this Plotina Sestertius: [ATTACH] I "left the building" when it crossed the 1000 USD-barrier which may seem a lot...
Yesterday I bought a bargain mixed lot that was advertized as including 11 low grade Sestertii. When I picked it up I realized that what I had...
After managing to acquire both Gordian I and II and to upgrade all of the other rulers from the beginning of the Age of the Soldier Emperors, I...
May I ask if one of you has access to this catalogue and can let me know the info included for lot No. 420? That should be this Pertinax...
Mattingly and Sydenham have commented that Nerva’s coin portraits are consistent in depicting his "ungainly" features without modification....
When Bruttia Crispina, the teenage daughter of twice Consul Gaius Bruttius Praesens and his wive Valeria, married the 16 year old Commodus in the...
While following a live auction with my little son, we saw a shiny coin with a hole in it. As it was coming up for a minimum bid of just 10 Euros,...
This coin is not pretty but it fills a gap in my Sestertius gallery and didn´t cost more than 100 USD which may be the minimum cost that one can...
Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus was one of the very few Soldier Emperors of Italian origin, born around the year 206 AD in Perugia. [ATTACH] IMP...
Here is a Sestertius from my budget collecting days, worn and rusty, but still my only Titus. As I am not really into the Flavians, this one is...
[ATTACH] MAXIMVS CAES GERM – bare-headed and draped bust of Maximus right PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS – Maximus, in military attire, standing left,...
Gordianus II and his father ruled for only 21 days. As he was proclaimed after his father and died in battle before him, Gordian II had, if only...
Here comes my first arrival of this year. The flan is a little short, but I find that the quality of the portrait is hard to beat for a Sestertius...
These three coins have been sold by three well known auction companies as Sestertii of Gordian II. One of them is also the Wildwinds plate coin...
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