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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 8546303, member: 88401"]I rarely buy coins anymore but I do enjoy my collection and being a teacher I do give some away when I know it may be a great teaching moment. but I do browse and once in a while one strikes me. Usually I have also only bought the "good" guys and girls but this well worn sestertius where all the names and inscriptions are gone- just the image has appeal for me anyway. It just screams of sings "I am an ancient Roman sestertius!"[ATTACH=full]1509755[/ATTACH]</p><p>COMMODUS AE sestertius. Struck at Rome, 186 AD. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right. Reverse - SAEC FEL P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C, Victoria standing right, foot on a helmet, inscribing VO DE (for VOTA DECENNALES) on a shield set upon a palm. RCV 5800, RIC 472, rated Rare. 28mm, 22.0g.</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Post your worst Roman Empereor if you dare.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 8546303, member: 88401"]I rarely buy coins anymore but I do enjoy my collection and being a teacher I do give some away when I know it may be a great teaching moment. but I do browse and once in a while one strikes me. Usually I have also only bought the "good" guys and girls but this well worn sestertius where all the names and inscriptions are gone- just the image has appeal for me anyway. It just screams of sings "I am an ancient Roman sestertius!"[ATTACH=full]1509755[/ATTACH] COMMODUS AE sestertius. Struck at Rome, 186 AD. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right. Reverse - SAEC FEL P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P S C, Victoria standing right, foot on a helmet, inscribing VO DE (for VOTA DECENNALES) on a shield set upon a palm. RCV 5800, RIC 472, rated Rare. 28mm, 22.0g. [COLOR=#ff0000]Post your worst Roman Empereor if you dare.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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