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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26646392, member: 10461&quot;]Here is the final coin from the package.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a large Roman bronze <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" rel="nofollow">sestertius</a></i> of the young emperor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_III" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_III" rel="nofollow">Gordian III</a> (238-244 AD).&nbsp; The reverse features Roma Æterna, the Eternal Rome personified.</p><p><br /></p><p>This might be my favorite coin from the package.&nbsp; That’s why I left it for last in this thread.&nbsp; Without cross-checking offhand right now, I believe this is a $100+ coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I was strongly tempted to keep it for myself, but I’ve decided it too is destined to go into the giveaway stash, where I believe it should cause some excitement.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(Anyway, I get just as much fun out of giving away cool and interesting stuff as I would by adding it to my own collection.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1699746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1699747[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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