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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4952016, member: 110226&quot;]The heaviest sestertius that I have is of the emperor Maximinus Trax, whose sestertii are not generally know for their substantial weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>This example comes in at 27.38 grams.&nbsp; The coin depicts Salas on the reverse, feeding a serpent rising from the altar.&nbsp; Apparently this was quite a popular pastime back then, and it also provided a very effective means of keeping the human population from growing too fast.&nbsp; Serpents were doing very well, thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, here it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 236-238 AD</p><p>AE Sestertius</p><p>Maximinus Trax</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Maximinus Trax facing facing right.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salas seated, facing left, feeding a serpent rising from an altar.</p><p>BMC-175, C-92</p><p>ex Harlan J Berk</p><p>27.38 grams</p><p>28.5 mm, 12 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck on a very thick flan for the period.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1190283[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I do have a double sestertius of Trajan Decius.&nbsp; This coin was acquired some time ago - I&#039;m not exactly sure - it might have been at a local coin show or store.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin&#039;s weight comes in at 31.3 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin does have some condition issues, primarily a flan crack on the reverse, a somewhat uneven strike, and a small chip in the patina on the reverse, below the &quot;S&quot;.&nbsp; It also might have been smooth at some point over the past 1,700+ years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 249-251 AD</p><p>AE double sestertius</p><p>Trajan Decius</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Crowned bust of Decius facing right.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp;&nbsp; VICTORIA AVG SC, winged Victory advancing left.</p><p>This coin appears to be similar to Cohen 115.</p><p>31.3 grams</p><p>33 mm, 1 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1190284[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Postscript: </p><p><br /></p><p>Oops!, I forgot that I posted my Marcus Aurelius sestertius, at over 29 grams, earlier in this thread.&nbsp; Chalk one up to a disintegrating mind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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