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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Luke B, post: 3983243, member: 106103&quot;]Decided to treat myself this holiday period and ended up buying two sestertii in December which arrived today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both are of new individuals whom I did not previously have in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1048733[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Severus Alexander. </b>AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28.5mm, 20.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. 14th emission, AD 231. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Providentia standing left, holding grain ears over modius and anchor. RIC IV 645; BMCRE 815; Banti 149.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1048734[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Diva Faustina Junior. </b>Died AD 175/6. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.86 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, AD 176 and later. Draped bust right / <i>Pulvinar</i> (throne), ornamented and draped, on which a transverse scepter rests right; below, peacock standing front, head right, tail in splendor. RIC III 1704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 62-6/10; Banti 44.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moved a bit back in time from my usual historical period for these ones. There are no sestertii from the Tetrarchic period and so getting my hands on these larger and weightier coins was an exciting experience. </p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share any coins of these individuals in your collections <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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