i have buy this coin cheap Lucius Vérus - Dupondius (164, Rome) - Mars A/ L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS. Buste lauré à droite. R/ TR P IIII IMP II COS II. Mars debout à droite, tenant une haste et appuyé à un bouclier. TB. C.233-RCV.5397 ($375)-RIC.1387 Ae ; 14.19 gr ; 25 mm
here's a 15 buck sestertius.... Marcus Aurelius. Sestertius. 145 AD. O AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head right R: TR POT COS II S-C, Minerva standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield. RIC 1248 (Ant. Pius); Cohen 596; Sear 4811. Rome mint. 32 mm, 21.7 g.
Low grade ancient coins are still ancient coins, they are important pieces of history and every single one has a story to tell. I am glad to see them being collected too!
My $5 sestertius bought from Jeff Clark. There's enough of the obverse legend there to see that it's of Titus as Caesar, whose sestertii are apparently a little hard to come by. It's currently holding down the Titus spot as I build the World's Ugliest Twelve Caesars collection.