10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SESTERTIUS»
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sestertius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Of these the denarius, victoriatus, sestertius, Coinage. and sometimes the as,
were of silver, the rest of brass. » See As, &c. There were sometimes also coined
of brass the triens, sextans, uncia, sextula, and dupondius. The Roman gold coin
...
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Great Women of Imperial Rome: Mothers and Wives of the Caesars
11.16 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 12.1 12.2
12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 11.11 Julia Paula,
Elagabalus' first wife, on a bronze sestertius Denarius showing Aquilia Severa, a
one-time ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Sesterce, Sestertius, a silver coin, in use among the ancient Romans, called also
simply hummus, and sometimes nummus sestertius. The sestertius was the fourth
part of the denarius, and originally contained two asses and a half. It was at ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Sesterce, Sestertius, a silver coin, in ofe among the ancient Romans, called also
simply nummus, and sometimes nummus sestertius. The sestertius was the fourlh
part of the denarius, and originally contained two asses and a half. It was at first ...
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
office he is expressly forbidden to sell for money, and sestertius indifferently, as
synonymous tens SESSITES, in anri'-nt geography, a river of decies nummum, dr
decirs sejrertium, ior iitiu ~~j important point. Addiso-. — I am much con- mi when.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
for money, and sestertius indifferently, as synonymous term;, and sometimes both
together, sestertius nummus ; in which cafe the word sestertius, having lost iu
original signification, was used as a substantive ; for sestertius nummus was not ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
But the librarii, afterwards converting the two L's into an H, expressed the
sestertius by HS. The word sestertius was first introduced by way of abbreviation
for semistertius, which signifies two, and a half of a third, or, literally, only half a-
third ...
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Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
The sestertius and dupondius were brass coins and the as and quadrans were of
bronze. The brass semis and quadrans were rarely issued after the 60s. The
coinage system remained unchanged for over 200 years, although some of the ...
Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins, 2004
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The John Max Wulfing Collection in Washington University: ...
A sestertius. RIC II, p. 430, 701, XV, 3l4; BMC III, p. 449, 1382. AD l32-l34. 95l. i 2l
.35. A sestertius. Obv. Head laur. r., dr. l. s. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Hadrian
head laur. r., dr. [FE]LICITA[TI AVG]; in ex., COS III P P; in field, S C Ship moving l.
, ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
To reduce the the librarii, afterwards converting the two L's into ancient sesterces
of two asses and a half, when an H, expressed the sestertius by HS. The word the
denarius passed for sixteen, to pounds ster- sestertius was first introduced by ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SESTERTIUS»
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Dušan Hanák's successful film released on DVD in the UK
Meanwhile, it was nominated for the Oscars, the Golden Sestertius in Lyon, the Grand Prix in Munich, the Alcan prize in Montreal, the Don Quixote Prize in ... «The Slovak Spectator, Mar 15»
Coin Auction Results - Gorny & Mosch - Ancient to Modern Times
This is illustrated by the silver sestertius from the truly vast series that L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi had struck around 90 BCE, depicting the head of Apollo on the ... «CoinWeek, Mar 15»
The Magnificent Ancients of the Nelson Bunker Hunt Coin Collection
The “Colosseum” sestertius of Titus is arguably more famous, but this one is more significant, and certainly more beautiful. The laurel-crowned portrait of Trajan ... «CoinWeek, Nov 14»
Rare ring unearthed in Carlisle could go on display
They included 143 denarii coins and a single sestertius coin which dated to the second century AD. In a letter, a member of the British Museum said the coins ... «News & Star, Mar 14»
Roman coins found in Cumbria declared treasure
Then on March 8, 16 and 20 2013, Mr Brown and Graham Ryan found 27 denarii coins and one sestertius coin. A further eight denarii coins were found by the ... «News & Star, Mar 14»
Chicago International Coin Fair Auction: Greek and Roman …
... War and Bar Kokhba Revolt bronze and silver coins, many high-grade Greek Hellenistic tetradrachms, as well as a notable “Colosseum sestertius” of Titus. «CoinWeek, Mar 14»
Coin Provenance Proves Important
To be properly documented the Hadrian sestertius was now required to have a provenance dating to before 1970. Cope was informed by the British Museum his ... «NumisMaster.com, Jan 14»
Ancient Coins: After 107 years, The Hidden Mystery of the Hadrian …
In Bank Leu Auction 25 of ancient coins, which took place on 23 April 1980, one of the coins, lot 305, was a really incredible Sestertius of Hadrian with a reverse ... «CoinWeek, Nov 13»
1812 Joao VI Brazilian Gold Ingot Realizes $199750
A Titus 'Colosseum' sestertius (struck under the Roman emperor Titus (AD 79-81) to commemorate the opening of the Colosseum) more than doubled its high ... «CoinNews.net, Oct 13»
Szenzációs leletek a londoni vasút alól
Nem véletlen, hogy a közelben egy i. sz. 30-ból való római sestertius is előkerült. A szakértők úgy vélik, hogy a frissen feltárt ókori út egykoron forgalmas lehetett, ... «Múlt-kor, Aug 13»
