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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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Heres a new pick up...I do like the coins of this emperor,,,cheap and such a variety of reverses... Gordian III AR Antoninianus 23mm/4.28gr Toned.. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate draped bust right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right leaning on club set on stone and holding lion skin Rome mint: AD 241-243 (9th, 10th, and 11th Issues, 4th Officina) RIC 95, RSC 404  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_IIIAny thoughts appreciated......Post your Gordian coins...Paul |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice! I have always had a soft spot for Roman coins depicting Hercules. Yours has a really nice face, too... all too often these are lacking reverse detail, either from poorly trained engravers, or from dies being used well past their prime.
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Moderator
 United States
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The patina really make the details stand out, very nice coin.
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Valued Member
Canada
66 Posts |
really nice coin! Great details.
Hercules really has to get back to the gym - he's been skipping "arm day".
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Valued Member
Canada
266 Posts |
Nice, I I have the same coin as my Avatar..  5.3g 23mm Edited by arnoldoe
09/26/2018 1:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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very nice this two coins , here we can see the results of the thermae and the body building in Rome . I think my coin is a little bit earlier as the coin of Palouche , but my picture is not very well... Arnodoe's coin has to be then a very late 243 coin  .albert  . |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have always liked the antoninianii of Gordian 111 for providing an introductory level into the building of a nice collection of Roman coins.
The prices are usually quite reasonable.
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
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Thanks for the replies guys....Glad you like it... Quote:
Hercules really has to get back to the gym - he's been skipping "arm day".  Quote:
Arnodoe's coin has to be then a very late 243 coin .albert @arnoldoe..Wow what a lovely coin! Nice to see Hercules (AS Finn said) from a trained engraver and new dies....It really shows the posture of Hercules, strength confronting the enemy. Mine looks a bit like hes about to play a clarinet solo,albeit naked Paul |
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