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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3579729, member: 19463&quot;]While I have heard the theory that the later style was better, I never saw it personally.&nbsp; There were better and worse all along.&nbsp; I never developed an interest in aes or Rome after 193 so have nothing to add here.&nbsp; Nevertheless, I have a few.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many distinct cutters do you recognize?&nbsp; Are they separated or dated other than the &#039;master&#039;?</p><p><br /></p><p>sestertius as Caesar RIC 399</p><p>[ATTACH=full]955035[/ATTACH] </p><p>as earlier Augustus period 204 AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]955038[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>as RIC 477 undated middle period</p><p>[ATTACH=full]955034[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>as 210 AD RIC 479</p><p>[ATTACH=full]955046[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>later dupondius RIC 501[ATTACH=full]955030[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Posthumous but too awful to be of much help - this is a die match to the only other four tier sestertius I have seen but I have no idea how many there are. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]955052[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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