NEWP: Big Bronze of Augustus, Provincial Issue from Thessalonica

NiceCurrency · December 13, 2015 10:28AM

KAISAP SEBASTOS, laurate bust right of Augustus.

Reverse. TESA?O / NIKEON with oak wreath.
Ref: RPC 1561

Translations:
Caesar Augustus
"of the People of Thessalonica"

10.25g, 22mm

Zohar · December 13, 2015 10:29AM

That's very nice and excellent imaging!!

NiceCurrency · December 13, 2015 10:30AM

thanks, still getting used to the new forum, fixed it up now

Aethelred · December 13, 2015 10:48AM

What is the size and weight of this coin?

NiceCurrency · December 13, 2015 10:55AM

whoops, added to the OP, man do I have to manually add line breaks every time?

bronzemat · December 13, 2015 10:56AM

Awesome coin, love the obverse especially.

Swampboy · December 13, 2015 12:37PM

Interesting piece! I like that eastern style portrait.

nicholasz219 · December 13, 2015 2:55PM

Nice Currency, that is an awesome coin. Like Bronzemat said, it has an excellent portrait!

Quite the nice addition!

harasha · December 13, 2015 6:51PM

Taken with your new camera? Very nice, one way or another!

NiceCurrency · December 14, 2015 2:22AM

yep, with the new camera, thanks folks

Augustus was a pretty interesting dude so I have multiple coins from him

NiceCurrency · December 14, 2015 2:22AM

yep, with the new camera, thanks folks

Augustus was a pretty interesting dude so I have multiple coins from him

NEWP: Big Bronze of Augustus, Provincial Issue from Thessalonica

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