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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2701770, member: 56859"]My yellowest sestertius (I don't have many sestertii):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_76cf9341b2f5494a9c64a2ccb7bd4c7f.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_822%2Ch_415%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_76cf9341b2f5494a9c64a2ccb7bd4c7f.jpg&hash=0c5da66952818f6e26799d058d934575" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius</b></p><p>posthumous issue struck under Commodus in CE 180</p><p>sestertius; 27 mm, 22.8 gm. Rome</p><p>Obv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, bare head right</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO / S-C, eagle with spread wings on globe, facing, head left</p><p>Ref: RIC 656 (Commodus)</p><p><br /></p><p>It was purchased it relatively early in my ancient collecting. No one else bid (should have been a clue <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). The funky chicken eagle was amusing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where are the rest of the reverse legend letters? Smoothed into oblivion??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2701770, member: 56859"]My yellowest sestertius (I don't have many sestertii): [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_76cf9341b2f5494a9c64a2ccb7bd4c7f.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_822%2Ch_415%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_76cf9341b2f5494a9c64a2ccb7bd4c7f.jpg&hash=0c5da66952818f6e26799d058d934575[/IMG] [B]Marcus Aurelius[/B] posthumous issue struck under Commodus in CE 180 sestertius; 27 mm, 22.8 gm. Rome Obv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, bare head right Rev: CONSECRATIO / S-C, eagle with spread wings on globe, facing, head left Ref: RIC 656 (Commodus) It was purchased it relatively early in my ancient collecting. No one else bid (should have been a clue :D). The funky chicken eagle was amusing. Where are the rest of the reverse legend letters? Smoothed into oblivion??[/QUOTE]
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