Interesting: Gordian III Denarius - Sol Without Radiate Crown

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 3:04 pm I'm thinking this is just an engraver's error, but worthy of sharing nonetheless. Gordian III Denarius IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate bust right AETERNITATI AVG (To the Immortal Emperor), Sol standing right, head left, with upraised hand and holding a globe. RIC 111 http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s8672.t.html Compare against: Gordian III AR Antoninianus IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right AETERNITATI AVG, Sol, radiate, standing left with globe. RIC 83 http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s8603.t.html On the denarius, Sol appears to be wearing the radiate crown, just without the rays. He is radiate on all other examples I can find online. The antoninianus is very common, the denarius seems to at least be scarce. Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 4:33 pm Maybe it's not a III Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 5:17 pm I wish! I really can't explain the lack of rays on Sol's crown, since the general area is otherwise too sharply struck--couldn't be a filled die. Maybe the engraver was an intern and had written on a post-it note: "NO RADIATE CROWNS ON DENARII" Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 5:27 pm Quote: Maybe the engraver was an intern and had written on a post-it note: "NO RADIATE CROWNS ON DENARII" More like a "Papyrus-it Note". "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/28/2017 6:58 pm One struck as a Denarius and the other as a Antonininus. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 12/29/2017 09:14 am In the description of RIC , the denarius and the antoninianus are identical , the ant. is C3 , the den. R , as you noted .I think Echizento is right and the engraver made a mistake as denarii have no radiate crowns . Two nice and interesting coins, especaily the denarius . Of course, Spence can be right , but then the note was a wax tablet-it note. albert Report this Post to the Staff
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