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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4579718, member: 110350&quot;]Well.&nbsp; That didn&#039;t last long.&nbsp; Can we all please amend what I said earlier to something like &quot;I&#039;m going to limit myself to <u>two</u> sestertii&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>I was browsing ancient coins at VCoins late last night, and simply couldn&#039;t resist.&nbsp; I was powerless. Besides, it was from a reputable seller (Incitatus Coins) and was under $200, so I didn&#039;t feel particularly worried about its authenticity, or particularly guilty about spending the money.&nbsp; I know I&#039;m tempting fate because obviously it hasn&#039;t arrived yet, and I know that it isn&#039;t in the greatest condition (at least compared to the silver coins I tend to buy), but here&#039;s a photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius, AE Sestertius, 173 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder; M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII / Rev. Marcus Aurelius standing left, holding scepter with left hand, and, with his right hand, raising by her right hand a kneeling figure of Italia, who holds a globe with her left hand; [RESTITVTORI ITALIAE] IMP VI COS III [<i>bracketed portion off flan</i>]. RIC III 1078, Sear RCV II 4997, Cohen 538. 30mm, 25.8g. [<i>Purchased from Incitatus Coins, June 2020.</i>]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1134087[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>According to David Sear (see RCV II at p. 315), this coin &quot;commemorates the deliverance of Italy from the threat of barbarian invasion resulting from the emperor&#039;s successes in his wars against the Germanic tribes of the Danubian region.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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