Hi Guy's newby here just purchased my first Roman Coin Roman Philip 1 AR Sestertius sorry no pic very good condition $250 AUS dollars I have been checking out others but can only find listings Roman Philip 1 AE Sestertius can anyone please advise me AR AE ?
Welcome to the forum Alby, you should really start a new thread. If you bought a sestertius it will be AE which is bronze, AR is silver. Post a pic in a new thread when you can.
Sestertius are base medal coins usually made from a medal called Orichalcum a brassy type of medal. Base medal coins are AE, silver coins are AR, and gold coins are AV.
alby1964: to the CCF! I have had an interest in ancient coins for nearly 40 years, but I will still happily buy cheapie Roman coins if the price is OK.
Check out the VCOINS site. Put in 'Philip 1 sestertius' into the search. Quite a few should show up, that are currenly available for sale. Compare your acquisition, primarily with condition as the main criterion, to check your coin against those you may have found.
The numismatic love for ancient coins will never leave you. Interestingly, you will eventually realise that you never actually own an ancient coin, you can never be more than the current custodian of them.
Possibly a tetradrachm, which is silver and can come in sizes similar to the sestertius. However, those generally can be picked up cheaply (unless its a reeally high grade).
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