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Who could pass up a Severus Alexander Sestertius with this nice of a portrait?
NiceCurrency
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First purchase of 2015 (I've been scouring the web for a Titus elephant denarius that I'm pleased with for the 12 caesars set, to complete it actually)
Sesterii get real expensive real quick, for under $100 I think this was a no brainer to fill my Severus Alexander slot
sellers write up below:
Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 648, Cohen 549, VF, chipped, 22.254g, 31.2mm, 0o, Rome mint, 232 A.D.; obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse SPES PVBLICA S C, Spes advancing left, flower in right, raising skirt with left
I'm excited to see what it looks like in hand
=Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award 4/28/2014=
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<< <i> (I've been scouring the web for a Titus elephant denarius that I'm pleased with for the 12 caesars set, to complete it actually) >>
I've been looking for one for a long time and just finally bought a nice example, from an unexpected source (a US coin dealer in an ICG slab).
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