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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 4:29 pm HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL !... Well here's my first purchase of 2020.... A Marcus Aurelius Sestertius..I realy like the style of it! This coin I assume was minted to commemorate the victory over the Marcomanni in late AD171 when the Germanic invaders were defeated and evicted from Roman territory... Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius. Rome mint. Struck AD 171...(32mm, 24.68 g) Obv. Laureate head right, IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TRP XXV Rev. Fides standing left, holding Victory and standard, FIDES EXERCITVVM COS III SC RIC III 998 To go with it my little Denarius (one of my first) Marcus Aurelius denarius.Rome AD 161-162....18MM....2.55gr Obverse....IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right Reverse... PROV DEOR TR P XVI COS III, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopiae. RIC#50 RSC 519. Edited by Palouche 01/01/2020 4:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 4:40 pm Great kick-off to the new year. Looking forward to seeing your purchases throughout 2020. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 6:14 pm Happy New Year Paul, very nice group Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 6:31 pm Happy New Year Paul. These are really nice coins. I especially like the Sestertius. Great detail for such a large bronze. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 7:27 pm Beautiful add Paul. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 01/01/2020 8:40 pm Paul, very nice. I'd have that pic framed - They are both beautiful examples. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 04:29 am Thanks for the comments guys!... It seems this type is quite scarce although there is an example on wildwinds. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 1:29 pm Great chunky bronze there, Paul! Always nice when a somewhat blind purchase turns out to be scarce or rare! These big bronzes are addicting... I am toying with doing a sestertius run myself Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/05/2020 07:05 am Thanks Steve!... Yep these are really addictive but the problem as you know, the more detail, the more $'s..... Photos of big bronzes IMO never give them full justice, it's when you have them in your hand that you realise WOW what a coin!........Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/05/2020 08:19 am Just thought I'd update the attribution of the OP coin.... Its just been brought to my attention by a fellow collector (Thank you) that this is RIC-997, as the bust is laureate and draped unlike the just laureate headed example on wildwinds RIC-998 which means quite a rare variety....I hasten to add the scarcity of the coin wasn't the reason I acquired it, I just loved the portrait, so an added bonus...Paul Edit....It gets better! Also the OP coin is a double die match to the only example in the British Museum Collection...(Thanks again RC) Edited by Palouche 01/06/2020 05:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
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