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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1886169, member: 42773&quot;]Sestertii were the largest, then comes the dupondius, but the weights varied over time. You&#039;ve probably noticed that the sestertii you&#039;ve looked at come in different sizes. Still, they&#039;re always going to be the largest circulating bronze denomination of any era.</p><p><br /></p><p>As Bing mentioned, these coins were heavily used in everyday commerce, and the highest grades, as in all coins, will command top dollar. In my price range, I&#039;m perfectly happy if I can get most of the details and legends, without any corrosion or other types of damage. Sometimes these coins have absolutely lovely patinas despite the wear, and they feel great in the hand because of their size, so you weigh one factor against another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarii are smaller than antoniniani, but the antoninianus only has 1 1/2 times the amount of silver as a denarius. The &quot;ants&quot;, as they are colloquially called, are hammered thinner than denarii. Eventually though, the ants became debased, and with some emporers they are mostly bronze, with very little silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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