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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2855754, member: 57495&quot;]I&#039;m really enjoying the variety of coins that we&#039;ve seen so far in this price category, not to mention the quality of some of them.&nbsp; Really excellent stuff!</p><p><br /></p><p>This very worn sestertius has a decent portrait, and well, that&#039;s about it.&nbsp; In this condition, you could say that it has no business being in this category ($225 shipped), except that it&#039;s a coin of Didia Clara, daughter of the man who bought the throne with his incredible wealth.&nbsp; She&#039;s on the rare side, and gets much pricier in better grade.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]678926[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>DIDIA CLARA, daughter of Didius Julianus</b></p><p>AE Sestertius. 18.24g, 30.0mm. Rome mint, AD 193. Struck under Didius Julianus. RIC 20; Cohen 4. O: DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right. R: HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; S-C across field.</p><p><i>Ex Dr. Rainer Pudill Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Another example of a &#039;junky&#039; bronze that gets really pricey in higher grades is this drachm of Antoninus Pius from the &quot;Zodiac series&quot; issued at Alexandria.&nbsp; I paid $193 for it earlier this month, which I honestly thought was a really good deal.&nbsp; It was $97 before fees in a 2005 CNG auction, but the prices of desirable types Roman-Egypt coins have really been going up in recent years.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]678931[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 24.39g, 35mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 8 = AD 144/5. Emmett 1530; Dattari 2968; RPC Online 13547 (31 spec). O: Laureate head right. R: Sun in Leo: Lion (Leo) running right, radiate and draped bust of Helios and star above; L H below.&nbsp; </p><p><i>Ex CNG E-sale 125 (26 Oct 2005), Lot 155</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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