kc's sestertii

Waaaahoooo ! C'est du lourd !

There was a Sesterce of Antoninus Pius, sold last year by inumis, which had a weight of unbelievably 39,10 grammes!!!








Kind Regards to my friendly neighbours

kc

39.10 gr .

It gets even thicker:

A Double Sesterce of Postumus, auctioned last month on ebay, with 42,7 grammes!!!
What a beast!!!

This are se seller's photos...

De magnifiques bronzes !

Ils sont vraiment très très beaux.

Sehr schön münzen !

Wunderschön munzen !!!!

Sorry, no misunderstanding: The last two monster coins are not mine, though they are great!

Merci for your comments.


PS: I want to add my best portrait - Marc Aurel Sestertius:


Obv. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M, laureate head right
Rev. TR POT XIX IMP II COS III S C, Mars standing right, holding spear, left hand on shield
Mint: Rome, Dec. 164 - Aug. 165 AD.

32mm 24,48g

RIC 898

This one is unbelievable. I've already seen it on Forvm ancient coins and it's a stunner !!
Congrats !

Thanks, Potator.


Here comes a nice portrait of Diadumenian:


Diadumenian - Sesterce
Obv. M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Diadumenian standing to left, holding standard and sceptre, to right two more sceptres.
Mint: Rome, 218 AD.

30mm 23.58g

RIC 211

Ex F. Martin Post Collection.

Magnifiques bronzes patinés, ce ne doit pas être facile de déménager ta collection, il doit y avoir du poids.

Le Marc-Aurèle !!! Un portrait de cette qualité, c'est très rare !!! Mars au revers aussi est splendide !
Quant au Diaduménien, il ne court pas les rues non plus celui-là !!

Sehr schon !!!!!!!!

great money

i m looking for the money of marc aurel

Fantastique collection!

Wow, danke vielmals, ihr Römerfanatiker


The next one is an outstanding trial strike of Allectus that came with the following note:


Obverse: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: -----
Mint: unknown

lead - 36.02g


"This very intriguing find was sent in by Alan Vasey of County Durham.It is a piece of lead measuring
40mm by 27mm by 3mm thick,which has rounded corners and is stamped on one side with what appears to be an impression
from a coin die of Allectus (293-296AD).After searching through numerous reference works and sale catalogues,we traced
nothing similar to this find.The nearest thing to it is a fairly crude copper alloy object on the Portable Antiquities Scheme website (find number 106089).However,that is copper-alloy rather than lead and is said to be engraved rather than stamped.
The style of the impression on this piece of lead is very good indeed:furthermore,the impression around the beaded circle surrounding the legend and portrait of Allectus is similar in shape to one type of Roman coin die.This,therefore,may be an impression taken from an official die.However,we could not be absolutely certain about this,as it might be a very high quality forger's die.On a recent trip to London we showed this find to a Roman authority at the British Museum.Neither he nor his colleague had seen anything like this before.We also thought there was a possibility that this item might have been used as a weight,but we traced nothing remotely like it that dates from the Roman period.If it is stamped with an official die,how did it end up in northern England?Well,Roman activity was widespread towards the end of the 3rd century AD,so someone could have 'acquired'a test piece from a southern mint (London and probably Colchester were striking coins at this time) and ended up losing it while on a posting in the north of England.All in all,this remains something of a mystery but this does not detract from it being a really outstanding find.And,an item like this would be of interest to many collectors and just about every museum."

"I think it is a trial piece, such pieces being found for Viking coins at the mint in Jorvik (York). It seems to be a first for Allectus." - Sam Moorhead, The British Museum


Have never seen a similar piece as this one again.

Chapeau, une collection de merveilles.

I am happy that I got this stunning and absolutely untouched Sesterce of Gordianus III. It has one of the best portraits of this emperor I have seen so far.
The patina on this coin is a bit coloured. I hope that the greenish spot is not bronze disease...
For me this coin is a real work of art.


Gordianus Pius Sestertius
Obv. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev. FELICIT TEMPOR S C, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Mint: Rome, 244 AD.

31mm 18.8g

RIC 328a


Jouir la piece de monnaie.

Superbe,

je pense que cette monnaie vient d'un dépôt et que les concrétions sont dues au contact des monnaies entre elles pendant plusieurs siècles. Ce genre de concrétion part facilement avec une aiguille émoussée et une binoculaire!

Que de merveilles, Kc !!! Tu as une collection réellement étonnante et magnifique !! Bravo !