Aug 27, 2020 · What is the most treasured (not necessarily the most expensive) sestertius in your collection? I love many of my sestertii, but I'd have to say this is the one I treasure most: Agrippina I, wife of Germanicus, 14 BC - AD 33. Roman orichalcum Sestertius 27.92 gm, 34.8 mm, 7 h. Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 42-54 AD.

Oct 18, 2020 · The sestertius did survive as a unit of account. The AE3 centenionalis of Constantine, for example, is believed to have been valued at 100 sestertii. At one time, the word "centenionalis" was thought to connote 1/100 but more recently, Latin linguists have noted that the construction of the word implies a multiple rather than a fraction.

Feb 9, 2025 · This is my own double sestertius of Postumus (not from this hoard of course). This emperor, often called an usurper, was the last one who minted large bronze coins in significant quantities. Unlike Gallienus' post-260 sestertii, which are rare, those of Postumus minted in Trier, or Cologne, or Lyons - specialists are divided - are very common.

Sep 19, 2024 · Since this is an enormous subject I have focused on the sestertii of the Severans, pre-Alexander. This is sort of a preliminary article on one aspect involving the Caracalla sestertius above with Securitas reverse - based on the portrait I believe this type was struck shortly after the assassination of Geta.

Mar 26, 2021 · You definitely should get more Sestertii, Donna! FAVSTINA AVGVSTA - bust of Faustina minor right, wearing paludamentum, hair in Chignon adorned with pearls FECVND AVGVSTAE, S-C across fields - Fecunditas holding child on each arm, two more children standing right and left, steadying themselves at her tunic

Aug 27, 2020 · What is the most treasured (not necessarily the most expensive) sestertius in your collection? I love many of my sestertii, but I'd have to say this is the one I treasure most: View attachment 1165793 Agrippina I, wife of Germanicus, 14 BC - AD 33. Roman orichalcum Sestertius 27.92 gm, 34.8 mm, 7 h. Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 42-54 AD.

Aug 27, 2020 · Sestertii will aways fetch a multitude of the price of a Denarius or Antoninianus of the same Emperor in the same grade of conservation, just because so very few AE coins have survived centuries of circulation and in the ground intact. There are only a handful of true FDC Sestertii known today, compared to thousands of Denaii.

Jan 16, 2025 · As mentioned in other threads, about five years into collecting ancient coins in about 2003 or so I got the bronze bug and have never looked back. I was fortunate enough to find a few rare sestertii of Caracalla and Geta and as the years went on became more and more interested in the sestertii of the family of Septimius Severus.

Oct 14, 2023 · Sestertii of the first century AD especially are awe-inspiring: nearly a full ounce of rich, golden orichalcum bronze, with exquisitely fine portrait artistry, and often featuring fascinating reverse designs. The finest engravers, it seems, were put to sestertii production.

Oct 14, 2021 · The entire IMP X issue of sestertii is scarce, struck from only 14 obverse dies in the large sample of material I collected for my thesis. TR P V Bonus Eventus is one of the commoner reverse types of the issue. For the full details of this issue, see my thread on the IMP X sestertii of Septimius Severus in the Discussion Board of Forum Ancient ...