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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 24630731, member: 87809&quot;]Very puzzled because of the color of this sestertius.</p><p>The color doesn&#039;t seem right; all the examples I could find are way much darker, e.g.</p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14269" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14269" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14269</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Rome, 161 - 162 AD. Posthumous issue, struck under the authority of Marcus Aurelius</p><p>31 x 32 mm; 26.2 g</p><p>RIC III, 1265[aurelius]; Cohen 162;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: DIVVS ANTONINVS Antoninus Pius laureate head to right</p><p>Rev.: CONSECRATIO, eagle perched left on globe, head turned to right, S-C.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures courtesy Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566737[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1566738[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your sestertius that seem odd or anything relevant<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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