New Hadrian Sestertius

Aethelred

Just bought this one:

Bronze Sestertius of Hadrian AD 117-138, Not listed in Sear

bronzemat

Nice details on the obverse & reverse.

TwoKopeiki

Lovely ancient, Aethelred. What does it mean that it's not listed in Sear?

Aethelred

<< <i>Lovely ancient, Aethelred. What does it mean that it's not listed in Sear? >>



Thank you, I couldn't resist it. In the old days when Sear only listed 5000 or so coins, not being listed was often the rule rather than the exception. With the new Sear catalog, which when finished will be 5-6 books in total, you don't find unlisted coins as often. However, I do not believe that one can infer from that that a given unlisted coin is scarce, much less rare. Having said that, I have not seen a lot of examples of this reverse type being sold.

Dabigkahuna

It looks to be a RIC.763 a, but I don't have the book.

ubercool

lordmarcovan

Nice details, and big bronze from that era is always fun.

I'm a wee bit lukewarm on that patina, but the sharp portrait and reverse (heck, you can see ol' Jove's six-pack!) more than compensate for that.

TwoKopeiki

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<< <i>Lovely ancient, Aethelred. What does it mean that it's not listed in Sear? >>



Thank you, I couldn't resist it. In the old days when Sear only listed 5000 or so coins, not being listed was often the rule rather than the exception. With the new Sear catalog, which when finished will be 5-6 books in total, you don't find unlisted coins as often. However, I do not believe that one can infer from that that a given unlisted coin is scarce, much less rare. Having said that, I have not seen a lot of examples of this reverse type being sold. >>



Thank you for the explanation - nice find!

Aethelred

<< <i> (heck, you can see ol' Jove's six-pack!) >>



He watched a lot of late night TV and bought the Ab-O-Nator for three easy payments of 49.95.