Thank you! But isn´t it ironic that my unpatinated bronzes always get more "likes" here than the patinated ones? ;-p
Hostilian as Augustus, ca. July-August 251 I was looking for a companion Antoninianus for my Herennius Etruscus because I almost gave up looking...
Rather worn obverse, but still nice to have :-) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I did not depatinate it myself, it is just that I love roman bronzes in their natural color. So I prefer my Sestertii in a yellowish or tan...
Here is another unpatinated Sestertius from my portrait gallery: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
No nice Sestertii of this Prince to be found (at least for me), so I went for a silver substitute again: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Does this cast look too bad next to an original Sestertius? (no, I don´t have a good picture of the B-Sides ) [ATTACH] If you were me, would you...
OK, you got me there ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I just got this budget Salonina Antoninianus in the mail and was so stunned about the silver quality (for a coin of this era) that I just HAVE to...
Here is a genuine Julius Caesar in bronze for you to compare (sorry for the poor state but I could not afford any better...) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Didus Julianus facing three Usurpers and having only weeks to live but celebrating himself as "RECTOR ORBIS" ("Ruler of the World") on this...
Here is a lady for you to enjoy: [ATTACH] IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA / PVDICITIA S C Sestertius, Rome 218-220 (under Elagabalus) RIC 420, BMCRE 389,...
Freehand with my pocket camera on the balcony :-) [ATTACH]
Do those Aurei look real and are there any pictures to be found?
It is about as nice as they come in my opinion! Congratulations! I just bought a Herennius Etruscus with an equally fine portrait but the reverse...
Because it is thin as a piece of paper. It seems like a wonder how it survived because it looks like one could bend and break it with two fingers...
As I will never be able to afford a decent Sestertius of this guy, I made an exception to my rule and got a double Denarius instead. My girl...
Well, it actually was´t THAT budget - I could have gotten a dozen Marcus Aurelius for it :-)
[ATTACH] IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG / RECTOR ORBIS S C Sestertius, Rome April/May 193 28 mm / 17,95 gr RIC 16, C 17, BMCRE 28 [ATTACH]
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