That is an attractive sestertius :cool:. It's amazing how much the sestertius shrunk in size by the mid 3rd century :jawdrop:.
You're right, the coin is an excellent example of early Art Deco. Robert Aitken was strongly influenced by ancient Greek coinage as this coin...
robinjojo, The coin has a nice high relief portrait & an attractive overall patina :happy:. The reverse has an interesting depiction of Genius....
James, Thanks for posting the 3 Ants :happy:. Do you know if they're an Antioch mint product o_O?
T.C., That's a great gem grade example :happy:! I probably scored some coins from the very same auction ;). Thanks for posting.
Sorry, I picked the wrong illustration :shame:. I'll correct the thread ;). Thanks for the sharp eye :wideyed:. Pictured below is the coin correct...
I'll lend you my lunch money for next week if that will help :D.
I would need two more lifetimes to complete a type-set like that :smuggrin:.
Collectors thinking about upgrading their Athena/Owl tetradrachm might consider this coin offered by Heritage for $180,000 :p. [ATTACH]
Donna, That's a handsome gem grade example, & considered rare by McAlee :happy:! I have a more common variety of the 3 dot type pictured below....
Kevin, I'm pretty sure it was 2 antoniniani = 1 Tet. I don't think denarii were struck for Decius. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Alwin, That's a handsome gem grade example :happy:! I managed to score a 1st year issue of the one dot variety years ago :D. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
wittwolf, That's the copper color I was talking about ;). Thanks for posting :happy:.
Kevin, The Philip I, & Trajan Decius Tets are the most plentiful of all the Antioch issues. The quantity of Trajan Decius Tets is surprising...
Mat, That's a nice one with lots of silvering, & one of the types I'm still looking for :happy:.
[ATTACH] ROMAN SYRIA, Antioch. Trajan Decius, AD 249-251. Billon Tetradrachm: Officina 2 (two dots under bust), 13.03 gm, 27 mm, 6 h, silver...
The word pseudo means: not genuine; spurious or sham. So are these coins really argentei o_O? No :p.
Clavdivs, Great score & definitely a period mount :happy:. It was probably done by a barbarian who couldn't read & thought the coin had a portrait...
Helio., Nice score on the early Constantine nummus :happy:. Constantine looks much older than his age on this hefty coin :D. Pictured below are 3...
Donna, Congrats on scoring the latest Hadrian drachm, all elements on the reverse are clearly defined :happy:. The 4 chunky drachma make an...
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