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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4814239, member: 10461&quot;]My most treasured sestertius- a Hadrian <i>Aequitas-</i> isn&#039;t mine anymore.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/SvY9Iw6CSN20XAl3S0gv_AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It belonged to [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] before me, and belongs to [USER=81808]@Aethelred[/USER] now.&nbsp; I&#039;d say it ranks around #2 on my &quot;Top Five Seller&#039;s Remorse Coins&quot; list.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best I&#039;ve got nowadays is this rather modest Antoninus Pius.&nbsp; It is well circulated but I like the look and surfaces on it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/2O1qCHgARSyBZipyVRuX_4m_TKKS4.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is off at NGC now.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">(*Yes, I have resumed slabbing of my ancients for complex personal reasons, even after announcing I wasn&#039;t going to anymore.&nbsp; It&#039;s a controversial topic here, and I&#039;ve been on the fence about it for a long time, wavering back and forth.&nbsp; I slab my ancients mostly just for consistency with the rest of my collection.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I got a new photo of it in email, but no word on the grade yet.&nbsp; Not that that technicality matters much in this particular case.&nbsp; They&#039;ll likely grade it&nbsp; VG or Fine, I would think.&nbsp; &#039;Tis a lower-grade coin, but wholesome.&nbsp; I like the contrasting toning/patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/XMtOyjmmSQe6hrpaUpL9_5770260-003v.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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