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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5193911, member: 85693&quot;]Awful is right!&nbsp; Soon after I got it I noticed it was getting sticky from the warmth in my hand.&nbsp; At that point I was pretty sure this wasn&#039;t <span style="color: #0080ff"><b>ancient patina</b></span>. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lot&#039;s of wear, but it is somewhat interesting - a quadriga type, and it was only $12.06.&nbsp; Like you, I really like those bargain sestertii!</p><p><br /></p><p>I left a few traces of blue for posterity&#039;s sake <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1214302[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(145-147 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P, laureate head right / Antoninus in slow quadriga right, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, reins in right hand, COS IIII / S C in exergue.</p><p>RIC 766; Sear 1257.</p><p>(24.60 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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