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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3556461, member: 80783&quot;]After giving a new member the advice to check out a cheap Sestertius of Trajan or Hadrian, I realized how much I regret having sold my own first Orichalcum coin, a budget Hadrian, last year.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I decided to quit saving for that ugly Aemilian bronze and instead go &quot;back to the roots&quot; and get another Hadrian just for the fun of it and to have something to play with while the rest is locked away in the bank safe.</p><p><br /></p><p>And what can I say - holding this yellow and hefty Sestertius in my hands makes me remember what made me fall in love with Roman coins all over again! As an added bonus it features Justitia which fits me because I am a lawyer <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]945363[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Laureate head of Hadrianus right with drapery on neck</p><p>IVSTITIA AVG S C- Iustitia seated left, holding sceptre, showing patera</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 134-138</p><p>31,8 mm / 25,55 gr</p><p>RIC 764; BMCRE 1523; Cohen - ; Sear - ; Banti 465 (4 specimens)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]945364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there more history and eye appeal to be had for 20 (!) Euros?</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything &quot;cheap&quot; that makes you feel happy!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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