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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 11328070, member: 80783"]This was a "back to the roots" purchase for me: a nice big yellow Sestertius that cost me just 5 % of what I paid for my Agrippina Junior and nevertheless is much nicer in hand - the reverse has suffered from corrosion, but the obverse leaves little to be desired I think!</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that the roman mint never reached this level of quality control for AE coinage again: this coin is not only round, well struck, and obviously made of "pure" yellow Orichalcum, it's weight is also 100 % spot on: exactly 27,2 grams equaling one roman ounce, the nominal weight of a Sestertius! Show me a coin of Marcus Aurelius (or any later ruler, for that matter) that matches all these boxes :-D.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525831[/ATTACH] </p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII - Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right /</p><p>COS IIII S C - Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae</p><p>Sestertius, Rome AD 148</p><p>33 mm / 27,2 g</p><p>RIC 855; BMCRE 1823; Banti 100 (53 specimens)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525832[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Let´s see your coins of Antoninus Pius or Sestertii that come close to this in terms of quality control![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 11328070, member: 80783"]This was a "back to the roots" purchase for me: a nice big yellow Sestertius that cost me just 5 % of what I paid for my Agrippina Junior and nevertheless is much nicer in hand - the reverse has suffered from corrosion, but the obverse leaves little to be desired I think! Note that the roman mint never reached this level of quality control for AE coinage again: this coin is not only round, well struck, and obviously made of "pure" yellow Orichalcum, it's weight is also 100 % spot on: exactly 27,2 grams equaling one roman ounce, the nominal weight of a Sestertius! Show me a coin of Marcus Aurelius (or any later ruler, for that matter) that matches all these boxes :-D. [ATTACH=full]1525831[/ATTACH] ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII - Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / COS IIII S C - Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae Sestertius, Rome AD 148 33 mm / 27,2 g RIC 855; BMCRE 1823; Banti 100 (53 specimens) [ATTACH=full]1525832[/ATTACH] Let´s see your coins of Antoninus Pius or Sestertii that come close to this in terms of quality control![/QUOTE]
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