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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 8319013, member: 75937&quot;]I too love the heft of a sestertius in hand, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]. Here&#039;s a chonky Fortuna sestertius from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-aeternitas-fortuna-sestertius-veiled-jpg.1078735/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina I, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.12 g, 32.6 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 150.</p><p>Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped and veiled, right.</p><p>Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and long rudder, vertical in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1107b; BMCRE 1499-1500; Cohen 8; Strack 1267; RCV 4608 var.</p><p>Notes: Obverse die-match to <a href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3178600&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=Faustina+1107&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3178600&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=Faustina+1107&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">BMCRE 1499</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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