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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3649058, member: 75937"]That's a lovely coin with a lot going for it. It is well-centered, has complete legends, and smooth surfaces. The only strike against it is its grade. This doesn't bother me as it's to be expected with Antonine sestertii. The economy flourished in the mid-second century and coins circulated extensively.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just be careful to properly attribute this coin. The reverse doesn't say what you think it does. It actually reads VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III. This marks it as BMC 2068-2069. Here's the <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198242&partId=1&searchText=Pius+2069&page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198242&partId=1&searchText=Pius+2069&page=1" rel="nofollow">BMC plate coin</a> (2069):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]980091[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... and the listing in BMC4:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]980092[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin with the longer VOTA SVSCEPTA DECENN III inscription is BMC 2070.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at RIC, your coin is RIC 1010; the coin with the longer inscription is RIC 1011.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]980093[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The listings in Cohen for this reverse type are as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]980094[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Because yours has the TR P XXII obverse legend and is a laureate HEAD, not a bust, it's Cohen 1124. BMC and RIC do not note the existence of a laureate bust, but only a laureate head.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3649058, member: 75937"]That's a lovely coin with a lot going for it. It is well-centered, has complete legends, and smooth surfaces. The only strike against it is its grade. This doesn't bother me as it's to be expected with Antonine sestertii. The economy flourished in the mid-second century and coins circulated extensively. Just be careful to properly attribute this coin. The reverse doesn't say what you think it does. It actually reads VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III. This marks it as BMC 2068-2069. Here's the [URL='https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1198242&partId=1&searchText=Pius+2069&page=1']BMC plate coin[/URL] (2069): [ATTACH=full]980091[/ATTACH] ... and the listing in BMC4: [ATTACH=full]980092[/ATTACH] The coin with the longer VOTA SVSCEPTA DECENN III inscription is BMC 2070. Looking at RIC, your coin is RIC 1010; the coin with the longer inscription is RIC 1011. [ATTACH=full]980093[/ATTACH] The listings in Cohen for this reverse type are as follows: [ATTACH=full]980094[/ATTACH] Because yours has the TR P XXII obverse legend and is a laureate HEAD, not a bust, it's Cohen 1124. BMC and RIC do not note the existence of a laureate bust, but only a laureate head.[/QUOTE]
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