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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3434741, member: 75937"]That OP coin is gorgeous, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] ! Antonine-era sestertii circulated for years and are typically found well-worn. Higher-grade, problem-free coins such as yours are quite scarce indeed. That's an acquisition you can be proud of.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my Crispina Sestertii. These are typical, humbler examples. You can see there are a couple of varieties of hairstyle. Of the couple dozen types issued for this empress in bronze, only one has the longer legend referencing her role as wife of Commodus, CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG. It is the fourth of my five examples:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-concordia-sestertius-jpeg-jpg.590530/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome, AD 180-182</p><p>19.63 g; 30.3 mm</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA SC, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae</p><p>Refs: RIC 556; BMCRE 406-410; RCV 6004; Cohen 6; MIR 4</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-laetitia-sestertius-jpg.590531/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome, AD 180-182</p><p>20.50 g; 30.7 mm</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: LAETITIA SC, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder on globe</p><p>Refs: RIC 669; BMCRE 416-417; RCV 6007; Cohen 27</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-salvs-sestertius-1-jpg.590532/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome, AD 177-182</p><p>21.12 g; 30.2 mm</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: SALVS SC, Salus seated left, feeding out of a patera a snake coiled around altar, left arm on side of chair</p><p>Refs: RIC 672a; BMCRE 420-422; RCV 6010; Cohen 33</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-salvs-sestertius-2-jpg.590534/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome, AD 178-180</p><p>19.95 g; 28.1 mm</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: SALVS SC, Salus seated left, feeding out of a patera a snake coiled around altar, left arm on side of chair</p><p>Refs: RIC 672b; BMCRE 423; RCV 6009; Cohen 32; MIR 18</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-venus-felix-sestertius-jpg.590536/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rome, AD 180-182</p><p>18.62 g; 30.9 mm</p><p>Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: VENVS FELIX SC, Venus seated left, holding Victory and scepter</p><p>Refs: RIC 673; BMCRE 424-425; RCV 6011; Cohen 40; MIR 21[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3434741, member: 75937"]That OP coin is gorgeous, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] ! Antonine-era sestertii circulated for years and are typically found well-worn. Higher-grade, problem-free coins such as yours are quite scarce indeed. That's an acquisition you can be proud of. Here are my Crispina Sestertii. These are typical, humbler examples. You can see there are a couple of varieties of hairstyle. Of the couple dozen types issued for this empress in bronze, only one has the longer legend referencing her role as wife of Commodus, CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG. It is the fourth of my five examples: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-concordia-sestertius-jpeg-jpg.590530/[/IMG] Rome, AD 180-182 19.63 g; 30.3 mm Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: CONCORDIA SC, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae Refs: RIC 556; BMCRE 406-410; RCV 6004; Cohen 6; MIR 4 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-laetitia-sestertius-jpg.590531/[/IMG] Rome, AD 180-182 20.50 g; 30.7 mm Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: LAETITIA SC, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder on globe Refs: RIC 669; BMCRE 416-417; RCV 6007; Cohen 27 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-salvs-sestertius-1-jpg.590532/[/IMG] Rome, AD 177-182 21.12 g; 30.2 mm Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: SALVS SC, Salus seated left, feeding out of a patera a snake coiled around altar, left arm on side of chair Refs: RIC 672a; BMCRE 420-422; RCV 6010; Cohen 33 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-salvs-sestertius-2-jpg.590534/[/IMG] Rome, AD 178-180 19.95 g; 28.1 mm Obv: CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: SALVS SC, Salus seated left, feeding out of a patera a snake coiled around altar, left arm on side of chair Refs: RIC 672b; BMCRE 423; RCV 6009; Cohen 32; MIR 18 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crispina-venus-felix-sestertius-jpg.590536/[/IMG] Rome, AD 180-182 18.62 g; 30.9 mm Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right Rev: VENVS FELIX SC, Venus seated left, holding Victory and scepter Refs: RIC 673; BMCRE 424-425; RCV 6011; Cohen 40; MIR 21[/QUOTE]
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