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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4666149, member: 85693&quot;]I am reviving this thread because it is a good thread and because I just got a sestertius of Antoninus Pius as Caesar (pre &quot;PIVS&quot; era). </p><p><br /></p><p>Lately I&#039;ve noticed European eBay auctions often don&#039;t bother attributing low grade ancients, and sometimes scarce material come up, ugly but cheap.&nbsp; This auction was titled &quot;Monnaie Romaine Sesterce à identifier&quot; and came from France (shipping time, July 4 to July 25 to Midwest USA - not bad!). </p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the wear, I am quite fond of this one - nice smooth mellow brass surfaces and a top-notch bare-headed portrait.&nbsp; Portraits of Antoninus Pius did not really evolve much, compared to other emperors - this looks pretty much like he does throughout his reign. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(138 A.D.) as Caesar</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP T AELIVS CAE[SAR ANTONINVS], bare head right / TR[IB POT COS], S-C, PIETAS in exergue, Pietas standing right raising hand and holding incense</p><p>box over altar.</p><p>RIC II.3 2747 (RIC 1082).</p><p>(22.57 grams / 29 x 27 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>The one I posted above is early, but not Caesar - it still had the AELIVS and CAES but no PIVS and an AVG.&nbsp; Here is what might be a slightly better photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150698[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(138 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[IMP CAES] AELIVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right / [PONT MAX TR POT COS] S [C], Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 519a; Cohen 660.</p><p>(23.22 grams / 30 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your early APs.&nbsp; I like looking at &#039;em.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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