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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2934951, member: 80783&quot;]OK, before I write anything else I must admit that this coin is obviously in a horrible state. But if you pinch your eyes just a little bit, you may get a better impression of the design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a brass Dupondius and a copper As of Tiberius (posted those a couple of weeks ago) that are both a joy to look at compared to this eroded piece of metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>So why did I buy this?</p><p><br /></p><p>For the one reason that these large bronzes minted at Lugdunum late in the reign of Augustus are the only option to find what has been called by one cataloguer the toughest portrait in a Sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compared to the abundant As coinage of that mint, the Sestertius is extremely rare and it´s half a dozen varieties make up for less than one per cent of the ROM ET AVG coinage found in hoards and the market alike.</p><p>Worse still, it seems that due to a shortage in brass coinage virtually the entire mintage of Lugdunum saw heavy circulation. While the middle bronzes are common enough to be found in VF on a regular basis, practically all Tiberius portrait Sestertii of comparable grade are Paduans.</p><p><br /></p><p>So this should do it for me as a space filler in my Sestertius collection. For being the cheapest of it´s kind that I ever saw it isn´t even that bad, I suppose.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]713451[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>TI CAESAR AVGVSTI F IMPERATOR V – Tiberius, bare head left /</p><p>ROM ET AVG in exergue, the altar of Roma and Augustus at Lugdunum, flanked by two columns, each surmounted by statue of Victory</p><p>Sestertius, Lugdunum, ca. 10 AD</p><p>25.75 g / 35 mm</p><p>RIC (Augustus) 240; BMCRE (Augustus) 572; CBN (Augustus) 1737; Cohen 28 (150 francs); Sear 1753; Giard, Lyon (Augustus) 99</p><p><br /></p><p>Let´s see your Lugdunum bronzes! Anyone here with a (better) Sestertius?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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