LATEST NEWS: PLOTINA has new Provences!!
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LATEST NEWS: PLOTINA has new Provences
Bolsena Hoard 1896
Prospero Sarti Collection 1906
Martinetti & Nervegna Collection 1907
J. Pierpont Morgan Collection 1953
Purchased 2014
A TRULY REMARKABLE PLOTINA SESTERCIUS IN AN Untouched STATE for 1800 years - now with provences that date it from 1896
Yes have a love Roman coins because of their artistry, their beautiful style, the fact that their content tells us about classical antiquity and, of course, for their quality when untouched. The Sestertius and Dupondius, for me, the unsurpassed Roman Imperial Roman coin to collect, since its size allows the die engraver great scope and because, over time, it can develop an often natural colorful and beautiful patina.
The bronze is the rarest is the most interesting denomination of the Roman Imperial coinage. Its value was officially a quarter of the silver Denarius, but its large size meant that it was a perfect vehicle for propaganda purposes, and was used as such from when it was first issued under Augustus until it was discontinued during the great inflation of the 260s. Gold and silver are the most common of Roman Imperial Coins
PLOTINA c. 112 AD in honour of Pompeia PLOTINA, the wife of TRAJAN (emperor from 98 to 117). It is the finest example IN ORIGINAL CONDITION to survive from ancient times. It is in Banti
The Worlds Most Prestigious and Valuable Silver Coin. Thomas Simon and two Kings of Numismatics together Petition Crown & 1804 $