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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2864710, member: 74282&quot;]I&#039;ve only got a single coin in this category and nothing above it. This is a silver sestertius. Most of what will come up if you search for sestertius is gonna be bronze, but for a short period after the introduction of the denarius and then sporadically during the first century BC the Republic minted these tiny silver sestertii, worth ¼ of a denarius. These things were very rarely hoarded and while they are not terribly rare, most examples are ugly, corroded coins, so I jumped at the opportunity to pick up such an excellent example even if it was much more than I normally spend on coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]683221[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Republic AR Sestertius(12.75 mm, 1.14 g). Anonymous. After 211 B.C. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, IIS. Border of dots / Dioscuri galloping right; in linear frame, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 44/7; Sydenham 142; RSC 4.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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