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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gary R. Wilson, post: 4577610, member: 89935&quot;]Very nice coin Donna. Once you start to collect sestertii it&#039;s hard to stop. When I first started collecting over 30 years ago, the first dealer I ever dealt with suggested collecting As&#039;s and dupondii (middle bronzes) which I did. He felt that this was untapped potential for finding Roman coins in those denominations in very good condition at much more reasonable prices and selling later at a greater profit. Well, it didn&#039;t work out that way and the dealer apologized later for the bad advice. After I sold the middle bronzes I started to collect sestertii. I was hooked after that. Here&#039;s a sestertius from a period that was getting close to that denomination going away.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133453[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Trebonianus Gallus (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Brass Sestertius</p><p>IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>LIBERTAS AVG-G, S C - Libertas standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and long sceptre in left hand.</p><p>Exergue:&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome (251-253 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 19.50g / 30mm / 12h</p><p>References:&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>RIC 114a</p><p>Hunter 31</p><p>Cohen 64</p><p>Acquisition/Sale:&nbsp; &nbsp; taterthecat Ebay $0.00 10/18</p><p>Notes:&nbsp; &nbsp; Oct 9, 18 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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