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TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 8:26 pm Here is number 2 of my 3 B-Day gifts from mom! I have had my eye on this Gordian III for quite a while. What I like about this coin is: (1) It is a 1,700 year old large very silvered coin with a great portrait of the "youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united Roman Empire"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_III (2) The die rotation (3) Apollo with his Lyre (Can you see the smile on Apollo's face and his beady little eyes!?:) (4) The large flans (common on this type) (5) It is a b-day gift from my mom:) The dealer has it attributed as Sear Millenium ed. #8643. O: IMPGORDIANUSPIVSFELAVG Radiate Bust Rt. R: PMTRPIIICOSIIPP Apollo Seated Left Holding Laurel Branch and Resting Arm on Lyre. Rome Mint, 241AD Actual stats: 24.5mm at the widest; 5.63 grams Here is another gordian history link: http://www.roman-colosseum.info/rom...dian-iii.htm Gordian sure lived in exciting times! I am glad we have never had a year of the six presidents! Edited by TJsCoins 06/07/2012 9:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 8:50 pm Exceptional coin. Ta for the pics. Nice small chunk of Roman silver. Edited by sel_69l 06/07/2012 10:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 8:55 pm Neat coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 9:00 pm Very nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 9:04 pm Nice portrait. Nice coin Report this Post to the Staff
oxos Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 9:04 pm Sweet! Very nice coin! Another emperor I have to put on my list .... only about 290 more to go! Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 9:20 pm Oxos, these are suprisingly affordable in good grades. Be sure to share yours when you get one!:) Thanks sel_69l for the heads-up. Antoninianus it is:) The pics were easy on this coin. It is nice when that happens! Certain coins like this one smile for the camera! Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 06/07/2012 10:21 pm To me an interesting thing about these is the wide range of weights available from genuine coins. My personal example of this reverse type only weighs 3.3g. I have one with a Fortuna Redux reverse that weighs 5.9g. Experts tell me that the thing that mattered was that they struck a certain number of coins from a pound and that it was not terribly important that they all were the same. There was an eastern mint (Antioch is usually given as a location) with slightly different style and that might be a good choice for a second Gordian III coin but another thing to watch for is a decent sestertius. After Gordian the striking quality of bronzes started declining but there are some reasonably priced and decent looking big bronzes of Gordian. Of course I have a page showing these options and a few more: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...ac53gor.html Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 01:15 am TJscoins, Very nice coin, what a monster chuck of silver, I own the Gordan lll Denarius, I have to study up the difference between the two..I have found these to be a little less expensive, So Gordan l and ll are on my list also.... Report this Post to the Staff
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