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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2802915, member: 39084&quot;]I encourage you to include bronzes, especially sestertii, in your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>It wasn&#039;t until I had completed my 12 Caesars in gold and silver that I decided to expand into bronzes as well.&nbsp; I hadn&#039;t really viewed or touched many of these larger coins, but after receiving my first auction win (below) and handling it for a few days,&nbsp; it was a revelation.&nbsp; The tactile sense of these coins, in addition to larger size that allows more detailed artistry, is very different from gold and silver.&nbsp; You won&#039;t regret it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]653871[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (28.01 g.)&nbsp;&nbsp; Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 32</p><p>C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate head l. Rev. ADLOCVT Gaius, bare headed and togate, standing l. on platform, r. hand extended to five soldiers with shields and parazonia, rearmost pair carrying an aquila; in exergue, COH.&nbsp; Ex. Luc Girard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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