kc's sestertii

toujours de très belles aquisitions, une magnifique collection. J'ai vu ce sesterce de Vespasien au revers" Roma Victrix" chez Bertolami Fine Arts Quel prix et quelle qualitée.

Here you see another sestertius, bimetallic

Caracalla Bimetallic Sestertius
Obv. M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P, emperor, accompanied by two officiers, standing r. on platform, haranguing soldiers behind, standards, in ex. S C.
Mint: Rome, 214 A.D.

32mm 32.71g

RIC 525c var. (draped bust); Banti 59

Before a battle, or on parade, the emperor would address his troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts). This was an important opportunity for the emperor to be present among his troops and inspire morale and esprit de corps among them. A sestertius of Gaius (Caligula), issued on behalf of a donative for the Praetorian Guard, was the first to employ the adlocutio as a reverse type. Similar subsequent issues were minted to emphasize the emperor's perceived, if not actual, role as military commander. The present specimen commemorates Caracalla's victory against the Germans and his preparations for a Persian war. Caracalla idolized Alexander the Great and, as other emperors before him, wished to recreate his successes in the east. Thus, in 214 AD, after having been proclaimed "Alexander" at Philippopolis in Thrace, he assembled his troops, who had been outfitted as Macedonians, and proceeded into Asia Minor. Caracalla's ambitions were, however, hampered by his own unfit physical and mental state; over the next three years the campaign degeneratged into near-chaos and ended with Caracalla's murder (written by CNG, 2003).

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kc a écrit:

got a new coin:



Roman Empire, Philippus Arabs Sestertius  
Obv. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. LIBERALITAS AVG S C, Liberalitas standing left, holding metering machine and cradling cornucopia.
Mint: Rome, 245 AD.

30mm 17.35g

RIC 180a  

Hello kc!

Always a pleasure to see your acquisitions ! I still have the caesar /Octavianus bronze I bought from you !
This sestercius you show us Is wonderful !

Hello, after some months of absence I bought a new sestertius.

Roman Empire, Domitian Sestertius
Obv. IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, laureate bust right wearing aegis.
Rev. Emperor on horseback, holding shield and brandishing spear, trampling kneeling Germanic warrior; SC in exergue.
Mint: Rome, 86 A.D.

36mm 26.00g

RIC 280; BMCRE 300a; BN 317

very interesting coin

Superbe sesterce ...!!!

Quel avers!!!

Superbe

Thank you, your comments show me that it was a good catch 😃

This Faustina sestertius found its way into my collection

Très jolie patine !

Outstanding collection !
Each coin is a treasure !

Bonjour ami,

After two years I am back and would like to show you an extremely heavy Septimius Severus Sestertius.

It is very rare because of the high weight, the good strike and the rare reverse type.

34/35mm 37,25g

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37g, wow !

Very interesting coin !

Geta as Caesar, AD 198-209.
AR Denarius
Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-205.
Obv. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev. Geta standing left, holding branch and spear.

18mm, 3.64 g, 12h.

RIC IV 15b




A very rare bust for Trajan:

Trajan. AD 98-117.
Æ Sestertius
Rome mint. Struck circa AD 108-109/110.
Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. Annona standing left, holding grain ears over modius and cornucopia; prow in background to right.

32mm, 23.54 g, 6h.

RIC II 492 var. (obv. bust type); Woytek 323h; Banti 182 var. (same).

Rare variety with this bust type; Woytek lists only the Dr. Christian Jones Collection specimen, found at ancients.info.

Superbes monnaies, et le sesterce d'Hadrien est d'un poids impressionnant.

Wonderful Trajan's bust

Thank you, Choucas and Titus :)

A Sesterce of Divus Augustus

Thanks !

And here is another sestertius, the planchet could be for an As though it is as thick as a normal one for sestertii.

Obv. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right.
Rev. P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P / S C, Roma standing right, holding spear, clasping hands with Fides standing left, holding sceptre; star between.
Mint: Rome, 177-192 AD.

27/28mm 19.75g

RIC 608, Cohen 588.

Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins.
Ex Ammon Shahar Collection.

Wow With the star she's minted the last year of the commodus's reign