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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 4124421, member: 91820&quot;]I have not thought of the sestertii of Septimius as rare or even scarce, except that better examples are almost impossible to find. I THINK the reason for this is that the celators used by Commodus toward the end of his reign - who engraved in low relief - were still at work. Low relief means the coins wear out fast, which MAY be why there are so many worn examples. Another reason mentioned to me is that a substantial number of his sestertii come from Syria and nearby where the coins remained in circulation for many years- the same reason for the vast numbers of worn coins of Alexandria. Is any of this more than rank speculation - who knows?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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