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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 2676093, member: 13719&quot;]Aelius was another I&#039;ve wanted for quite some time and with the price range I was willing to dish out I think this was the best choice for me. I think it&#039;s fitting, as well as one of my requirements, that it&#039;s a sestertius (perhaps someone could explain why a sestertius, and better than I could).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]596992[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II Hadrian 1059, SRCV II 3981, BMCRE III Hadrian 1921, Cohen II 26, aF, Rome mint, weight 25.725g, maximum diameter 31.3mm, die axis 180o, 137 A.D.; obverse L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right; reverse TR POT COS II, PANNO-NIA and S - C across fields, Pannonia standing facing, head left, holding vexillum in right hand and gathering up drapery in left; scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Pannonia was conquered by the Romans in the 1st century B.C. but was not completely pacified until the reign of Commodus. Shortly after Aelius was made caesar, Hadrian also made him governor of Pannonia. This type was struck to commemorate this event.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also added another Hut to my collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]596993[/ATTACH] </p><p>Billon centenionalis of Constans</p><p>Antioch, officina 10; 348-350 CE </p><p>9mm x 21mm, 4.41g </p><p>D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand. </p><p>FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points downwards, between the soldier&#039;s legs. Star in upper left field, ANI in ex</p><p>RIC VIII Antioch 128; LRBC 2615 BW Ref: 188 026 120[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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