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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3645065, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">They can be pretty round:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000caligula.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, CAIUS (CALIGULA), SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 51, 40-41AD,</i> (35mm, 26.2gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Personification of Pietas, seated left</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse Inscription: <b>C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TRP IIII PP</b> In exergue: <b>PIETAS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Caligula standing left holding patera over altar - attendants (victimarius) on either side holding bull for sacrifice - hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus festooned</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">with garlands in background.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse Horizontal Inscription: {small lettering} <b>DIVO AVG</b> and below: <b>S C</b> (left and right)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000nerox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/000neroy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 356, 66-67AD,</i> (36mm, 24.8gm)</font></p><p><i><font face="Times New Roman">BMCRE Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 114, 66-67AD,</font></i></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Nero, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Personification of Roma seated left on cuirass</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">resting elbow on shield and holding spear, helmet behind</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>ROMA</b> in exergue <b>S C</b> left and right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000claudses.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 112, 50-54AD (36mm, 28.2gm)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription in four lines:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>EX SC</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>P P</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>OB CIVES</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SERVATOS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(within Civic wreath)</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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