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'Brass' sestertii
One 'brass'
(or 'orichalcum') sestertius represented one quarter of a silver
denarius.
A sestertius was a substantial coin - measuring about 30-35 mm
across and about 3-4 mm thick.
Coins are listed in order of Emperors and
then by price.
If
you are interested in buying any of the coins featured on this page,
please
email us to check that it is still available, quoting our reference
number
(beginning RC_).
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Claudius, 41 to 54 AD
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RC 2937 - Claudius (41-54 AD) - brass sestertius
RC 2937 - Claudius (41-54 AD) - brass
sestertius - 35mm
obverse - TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP
reverse - [SPES] AVGVSTA - Spes (Hope) advancing holding flower and holding
skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in
adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of
the mud.
This is probably a contemporary copy issued by the Roman army.
The coin has a good green patina.
£95
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Hadrian, 117 to 138 AD
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RC 1754 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass sestertius
RC 1754 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass
sestertius of 30 mm
(Rome, 137 AD)
obverse - HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
reverse - SPES AVG - Spes (Hope) advancing, holding a flower and raising her
skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in
adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of
the mud.
SOLD
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RC 1100 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass sestertius
RC 1100 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass
sestertius of 30 mm
(Rome, 136 AD)
obverse - HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
reverse - ADVENTI AVG [GALLIAE?] - Hadrian standing facing Gaul (?)
sacrificing over altar.
£100
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RC 2911 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass sestertius
RC 2911 - Hadrian (117-138 AD) - brass
sestertius of 125AD (33 mm)
obverse - IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
reverse - PONT MAX TR POT COS III - LIBERTAS RESTITVTA (in exergue)
Hadrian seated on dais, his arm outstretched towards woman and child.
A coin with an attractive green patina.
£175
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Aelius Caesar, adopted son of Hadrian
RC 2742 - Aelius Caesar - brass sestertius
RC 2742 - Aelius Caesar - sestertius of
137 AD (31 mm)
Aelius was Hadrian's first adopted heir who died in January 138 AD, six months
before Hadrian
obverse - AELIVS CAESAR
reverse - (no legend) - Spes (Hope) advancing, holding a flower and raising her
skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in
adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of
the mud.
SOLD
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Antoninus Pius, 138 to 161 AD
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RC 2791 - Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) - brass sestertius
RC 2791 - Antoninus Pius (138-161
AD) - brass sestertius (Rome Mint, 139 AD)
obverse - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP
reverse - TR POT COS II - Pax (peace) or Fortune holding cornucopia and olive branch
SOLD
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