THE SESTERTIUS OF AGRIPPINA SENIOR

This Sestertius coin was a lone piece amongst 200 of the world’s finest Greek & Roman in an Auction at Sotheby’s in the 1995; time has made me forget the full story of who told me about the item. I do remember visiting London and meeting Tom Eden specially to see it; if one can ‘love’ a coin at first site then I was bewitched by the brass Sestertius. I was to have it at any price, the ageless portrait smiled at me from the coin, she was beautiful and dignified and I had not realized that such a piece existed with such beauty.

An embarrassing story of total irresponsible action of any human being to mortgage to acquire a coin. Prior to the sale I deposited the deeds of our house to get a loan. We acquired the coin for which I had a large pictures on the wall in my study for many years, she is as beautiful as the day I met her. The donkeys with such minute details.

There are coins that I enjoy for the perfect quality and those that are a “work of art”; a few are ‘masterpieces’. I am asked what you mean by a ‘masterpiece’, ask ten people and get ten answers; everybody has his own opinion of what is a ‘masterpiece’. I am spending a lot of time considering this point. Is it were the artist has detached himself to create a piece of art that will last for time memoriam.

To read the complete article, see:
Roman Coin Profile – Sestertius of Agrippina Senior (www.coinweek.com/ancient-coins/roman-coin-profile-sestertius-of-agrippina-senior/)

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