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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3283276, member: 85693&quot;]I like it!&nbsp; But then I never met a low-grade sestertius that I didn&#039;t like.&nbsp; Low-grade ancients are still art - in your example, you have an Imperial Roman portrait from the height of the Pax Romana, fully recognizable as Antoninus Pius, with a reverse depiction of Annona that is elegant despite the wear.&nbsp; What&#039;s not to like? </p><p><br /></p><p>As for wear, damage, encrustations, holes, blotchy patina, these things just add to the appeal for me (and makes things affordable).&nbsp; Some people would prefer the Venus de Milo with arms, but I like her just the way she is.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But then I am <i>not</i> a wise collector.&nbsp; The ultimate question to answer is:&nbsp; do you like it? </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a sestertius of Antoninus Pius I recently obtained with a rare Parthia reverse - rare and unusual, I recently posted it, but enthusiasm was muted, probably because it is so worn.&nbsp; To a lot of collectors, something this cruddy is just not worth having at any price.&nbsp; I respect that approach, even if I don&#039;t follow it.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/taxing-not-fighting-parthia-an-antoninus-pius-sestertius.328720/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/taxing-not-fighting-parthia-an-antoninus-pius-sestertius.328720/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/taxing-not-fighting-parthia-an-antoninus-pius-sestertius.328720/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]868045[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another ugly Antoninus Pius sestertius - it has Juno Sospita on the reverse, which is a bit unusual for the period, and it has a nice heft to it in hand. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]868043[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(140-144 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS [PP TR P COS III], laureate head rt. slight drapery on left shoulder / [IVNONI SOSPITAE] (?) S-C, Juno Sospita walking right, with spear &amp; long shield, snake.</p><p>RIC 608 (or rev. leg. variety?)</p><p>(24.25 grams / 32 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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