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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2742512, member: 76194&quot;][ATTACH=full]626302[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.</p><p>Æ Sestertius, 25.1g, 32mm, 11h; Rome, AD 170-171.</p><p>Obv.: IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV; Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev.: PRIMI/DECEN/NALES/COS III/SC within wreath.</p><p>Reference: RIC III 1006, p. 293. Scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, my last four purchases have all been silver, so I had to get me a hefty chunk of bronze to compensate. I&#039;m sure you guys know how much I&#039;ve always loved bronze coins from the start.Why I dare say there hasn&#039;t been a bigger advocate from bronze coins in this forum than I. You can trust my word. You know we never tell lies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]626327[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I suppose I should say why I bid on this coin. I have a third-century Sestertius, which is nice, but by that time the weight and size of these coins were on the decline. I wanted a Sestertius from the glory days before devaluation started to take its toll. Also, I&#039;ve been trying to nab a coin of Marcus Aurelius for nearly a year, and despite him not being a particularly rare Emperor, I&#039;ve had terrible luck at auctions and on dealer websites, always getting beaten to the coin I wanted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, please comment, post any relevant coins you wish to post, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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