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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 8151691, member: 80783"]Sure, here are my dream-come-true-Sestertii of last year (none of them are perfect, but these are all very rare in Sestertius denomination):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421956[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>: [PLOTI]NA AVG IMP [TRAIANI], diademed and draped bust of Plotina right, with elaborate high coiffure.</p><p><u>Reverse</u>: [FIDES AVGVST S C], Fides standing facing, head right, holding ears of grain downwards in right hand and dish of fruit on uplifted left.</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 112</p><p>34.56 millimeters / 27.97 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: Woytek (<i>Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus, 98-117</i>) p. 498, 711 and pl. 124 (48 specimens cited); RIC 740; BMCRE 1080-82 and pl. 44, 5; CBN IV, p. 94, 730-31 and pl. 41; Strack 441; Cohen 12; Hill (<i>The Undated Coins of Rome, A.D. 98-148</i>) 550; Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 1 (30 specimens cited); Cayon (<i>Los Sestercios del Imperio Romano</i>) pp. 566-7, 1; Sear 3376.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421952[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>:<b> </b>MANLIA•SCA[N] — TILLA•AVG, draped bust of Manlia Scantilla right, her hair waved in vertical lines and fastened in large bun behind.</p><p><u>Reverse</u>: [IVNO REGINA] (around) S — C (in field), Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet.</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 193 (April-May) </p><p>29.96 millimeters<b> / </b>20.89 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: Woodward (“The Coinage of Didius Julianus and his Family,” in <i>Num. Chron. 1961</i>), obv. die 1/rev. die G; RIC (Didius Julianus) 18a and pl. IV, 1 (same obv. die) = BMCRE (Didius Julianus) 32 and pl. 4, 4; Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 2 (noting 61 specimens); Cayon 2; Cohen 6; Sear 6083</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421954[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>:<b> </b> DIDIA CLA - [RA AVG] draped bust of Didia Clara right, her hair waved in vertical lines and fastened in large bun behind. </p><p><u>Reverse</u>: [HILAR TEMPOR / S C] Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 193 (April-May) </p><p>27.80 millimeters / 17,79 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: RIC (Didius Julianus) 20 = BMCRE (Didius Julianus) 38; Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 1 (citing 39 specimens); Cayon 1; Cohen 4; Sear 6087</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421955[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>:<b> </b>IVLIA PAVLA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Julia Paula right. </p><p><u>Reverse</u>: CONCORDIA (around) S C (in exergue), Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, star in left field.</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 220</p><p>29.97 millimeters / 21.46 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: RIC (Elagabalus) 381 and pl. 7, 2; BMCRE (Elagabalus) 415 and pl. 96, 2; Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 7 (noting 36 specimens); Thirion (<i>Les Monnaies d’Elagabale</i>) 459; Cohen 8; Sear 7660.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421957[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>:<b> </b> IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Aquilia Severa right.</p><p><u>Reverse</u>: CONCORDIA S C, Concordia standing left, sacrificing over lighted garlanded altar from patera held in extended right hand, and holding double cornucopiae at her side in left, star in right field.</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 220/21</p><p>30.15 millimeters / 18,91 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: RIC 390; BMCRE 433 and pl. 96, 8 (same obverse die); Cohen 4 (citing the Paris specimen, likely from the same dies); Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 4 (same obverse die, 25 specimens cited); Thirion (<i>Le Monnayage d’Elagabale, 218-222</i>) 482; Sear (<i>Roman Coins & Their Values II</i>) 7681.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421958[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>Obverse</u>:<b> </b> IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aemilian right.</p><p><u>Reverse</u>: VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C in four lines within laurel-wreath.</p><p>Bronze sestertius, Rome AD 253 (July/August-October) </p><p>28.81 millimeters / 11.22 grams</p><p><u>References</u>: RIC IV, iii, p. 200, 54a; Cohen 67; Banti (<i>I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali</i>) 18 (same obverse die, 23 specimens cited); Hunter III, p. 276, 25 and pl. 88; Sear 9862.</p><p><br /></p><p>I fear this will be the end of the line for me, because Sestertii of Britannicus, Agrippina Junior, Domitia, Plautilla, Valerian Junior and Saloninus are as far out of reach for me as medallions of the later soldier emperors. Sigh...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 8151691, member: 80783"]Sure, here are my dream-come-true-Sestertii of last year (none of them are perfect, but these are all very rare in Sestertius denomination): [ATTACH=full]1421956[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]: [PLOTI]NA AVG IMP [TRAIANI], diademed and draped bust of Plotina right, with elaborate high coiffure. [U]Reverse[/U]: [FIDES AVGVST S C], Fides standing facing, head right, holding ears of grain downwards in right hand and dish of fruit on uplifted left. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 112 34.56 millimeters / 27.97 grams [U]References[/U]: Woytek ([I]Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus, 98-117[/I]) p. 498, 711 and pl. 124 (48 specimens cited); RIC 740; BMCRE 1080-82 and pl. 44, 5; CBN IV, p. 94, 730-31 and pl. 41; Strack 441; Cohen 12; Hill ([I]The Undated Coins of Rome, A.D. 98-148[/I]) 550; Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 1 (30 specimens cited); Cayon ([I]Los Sestercios del Imperio Romano[/I]) pp. 566-7, 1; Sear 3376. [ATTACH=full]1421952[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]:[B] [/B]MANLIA•SCA[N] — TILLA•AVG, draped bust of Manlia Scantilla right, her hair waved in vertical lines and fastened in large bun behind. [U]Reverse[/U]: [IVNO REGINA] (around) S — C (in field), Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 193 (April-May) 29.96 millimeters[B] / [/B]20.89 grams [U]References[/U]: Woodward (“The Coinage of Didius Julianus and his Family,” in [I]Num. Chron. 1961[/I]), obv. die 1/rev. die G; RIC (Didius Julianus) 18a and pl. IV, 1 (same obv. die) = BMCRE (Didius Julianus) 32 and pl. 4, 4; Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 2 (noting 61 specimens); Cayon 2; Cohen 6; Sear 6083 [ATTACH=full]1421954[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]:[B] [/B] DIDIA CLA - [RA AVG] draped bust of Didia Clara right, her hair waved in vertical lines and fastened in large bun behind. [U]Reverse[/U]: [HILAR TEMPOR / S C] Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 193 (April-May) 27.80 millimeters / 17,79 grams [U]References[/U]: RIC (Didius Julianus) 20 = BMCRE (Didius Julianus) 38; Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 1 (citing 39 specimens); Cayon 1; Cohen 4; Sear 6087 [ATTACH=full]1421955[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]:[B] [/B]IVLIA PAVLA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Julia Paula right. [U]Reverse[/U]: CONCORDIA (around) S C (in exergue), Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, star in left field. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 220 29.97 millimeters / 21.46 grams [U]References[/U]: RIC (Elagabalus) 381 and pl. 7, 2; BMCRE (Elagabalus) 415 and pl. 96, 2; Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 7 (noting 36 specimens); Thirion ([I]Les Monnaies d’Elagabale[/I]) 459; Cohen 8; Sear 7660. [ATTACH=full]1421957[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]:[B] [/B] IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Aquilia Severa right. [U]Reverse[/U]: CONCORDIA S C, Concordia standing left, sacrificing over lighted garlanded altar from patera held in extended right hand, and holding double cornucopiae at her side in left, star in right field. Orichalcum sestertius, Rome AD 220/21 30.15 millimeters / 18,91 grams [U]References[/U]: RIC 390; BMCRE 433 and pl. 96, 8 (same obverse die); Cohen 4 (citing the Paris specimen, likely from the same dies); Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 4 (same obverse die, 25 specimens cited); Thirion ([I]Le Monnayage d’Elagabale, 218-222[/I]) 482; Sear ([I]Roman Coins & Their Values II[/I]) 7681. [ATTACH=full]1421958[/ATTACH] [U]Obverse[/U]:[B] [/B] IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aemilian right. [U]Reverse[/U]: VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C in four lines within laurel-wreath. Bronze sestertius, Rome AD 253 (July/August-October) 28.81 millimeters / 11.22 grams [U]References[/U]: RIC IV, iii, p. 200, 54a; Cohen 67; Banti ([I]I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali[/I]) 18 (same obverse die, 23 specimens cited); Hunter III, p. 276, 25 and pl. 88; Sear 9862. I fear this will be the end of the line for me, because Sestertii of Britannicus, Agrippina Junior, Domitia, Plautilla, Valerian Junior and Saloninus are as far out of reach for me as medallions of the later soldier emperors. Sigh...[/QUOTE]
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