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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8319552, member: 110226&quot;]Nice coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the heft of a large bronze coin, be it a sestertius, Ptolemaic &quot;hockey puck&quot; or a cast Roman Republic bronze, provides a gratifying experience every time it is handled. </p><p><br /></p><p>It sort reminds me, in a general way, of the old Chunky ad from the 50s-60s, not that I am about to open wide for a sestertius!</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]0o2Kx18LvgA[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of my heavier sestertii, of Lucilla.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 164-169 AD</p><p>Lucilla (daughter of M. Aurelius) </p><p>Æ Sestertius</p><p>Rome</p><p>LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust to right / HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing to left holding long palm and cornucopia; S-C across fields. </p><p>Nice portrait.</p><p>RIC III 1742 (Aurelius); C. 31; BMCRE 1147. 29.17g, 30mm, 11h.</p><p>Lot 1393, Roma E-Sale 82</p><p>Very Fine</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Vitangelo Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1473356[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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