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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4026348, member: 96898&quot;]I like all of these very much, but the Caracalla sestertius stands because of the exceptionally well preserved, historically interesting reverse. The <i>lorica squamata detail </i>on the Septimius Severus sestertius is fantastic, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all of my Severan collection is in silver, but a few stray sestertii came my way over time, too:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058468[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 195–196 AD, Rome mint. Obv: L SEPT SE[V P]ERT AVG IMP VII;&nbsp; 29.5mm, bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, with drapery on l. shoulder, r. Rev: [DIVI] M PII F [P M] TR P III COS II P P; Felicitas, draped, standing l., foot on prow, holding caduceus in r, hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 29.5mm, 20.23g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 701b.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1058469[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Severus Alexander, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 234 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG; bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, r. Rev: P M TR P XIII COS III P P; Sol, radiate, walking l., raising r. hand and holding whip in l. hand; in fields flanking, SC. 31mm, 18.59g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 538c. Ex Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion (Heidrun Höhn), e-Live Auktion 12, lot 745.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1058467[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 222–235 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAM[AEA] AVGVSTA; bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped, r. Rev: VES[T]A; Vesta, draped, standing l., holding palladium in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand. 30mm, 24.40g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 708.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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