Gordian III

Needed to charge the old batteries, i do have a Gordan lll Denarius...

Gordan lll 238-244..AD..
AR denarius..
Obv. Laureate, bust right.
Rev. Salus standing right, feeding snake, held in her arms.
Mint Rome..
22mm x 3.03g.

 

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Nice one John

 

Sweet Gordian IIIs, JA (oh, and the rest of Our Gang) ...
SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Gordian III AE26
238-244 A.D.
Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40)
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 13.34 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left with captain, seven oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below
Reference: Spijkerman 93; Rosenberger 90; SNG ANS 1332-8
Other: 12h, earthen green patina




=> ooops, I accidentally posted this sweet Philip I by mistake (I'll try to fix it once I get home from work)

 

=> okay, here is the "correct" coin ...

SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Gordian III AE26238-244 A.D.
Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40)
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 13.34 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left with captain, seven oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below
Reference: Spijkerman 93; Rosenberger 90; SNG ANS 1332-8
Other: 12h, earthen green patina

 

well, I'm going crazy. I thought I had several goridian ii coins..i just have one. this weekend I purchased a Julian ii vot. really wanted one so paid a bit more than I usually would, then realized already had one once the coins showed up. I hope they let me keep my coins when I'm in the cuckoos nest.

here's the one Gordian iii antoninanus i have...

 

Cool post!
Here is another Gordo

 

John, that's a very nice coin, and a special issue, RIC 129a. Evidently a series of aureii, gold quinarii, and denarii were minted in the summer of 241 to celebrate the marriage of Gordian III and Sabinia Tranquillina. Your coin belongs in that issue, along with five other types: DIANA LVCIFERA, FELICITAS PVBLICA, PIETAS AVGVSTI, SECVRITAS PVBLICA, and VENVS VICTRIX. RIC calls all of the issues rare, but I see quite a few on the market at accessible prices. Definitely an issue to keep your eyes on if you're a collector of Gordian III.

 

That's a superb example of the type, Steve. There isn't a coin from the cities of the Decapolis that I don't like - for some reason I'm very much drawn to the coinage of the Levant. I've only seen one better example of this type, and the dealer wanted $1700 for it! A rare and beautiful issue.

I've only done a brief search, but it seems the galley reverse type only occurred on the coins of Gordian III, as far as the city of Gadara goes. I don't see it on the earlier provincials, going back to Augustus, or even on the pre-imperial coins.

 

Nice coin, Chris. FORTVNA REDVX type, RIC 144. It belongs to the fifth and last issue of 243-44.

 

Nice coin, TJC - same Apollo type as mine, RIC 88. I notice the reverse legend is spaced differently on your coin than mine. Yours is PM TR P..., mine is PM T RP. RIC doesn't say anything about varying legend breaks on these issues, so I assume it's all a matter of preference on the part of the individual engravers. I looked through dozens of coins of this type, both silver and bronze, and there seems to be as many versions of one legend break as there are of another.

In fact, it looks like the device engravers carved out Apollo, then the letter engravers had to work around the placement of the branch.

 

thanks JA, i didn't know it was dated...cool!

 

Nice addition!

They can multiply fast

 

Looks much much nicer in hand but heres one of Tranquillina I was lucky to get.

 

The only Gordian I ever purchased is slabbed, and it was a gift for my nephew. I know many collectors do not like ancients in slabs, but for a 14 year old boy I thought it would be best to start him off with a graded piece. He has lots of other coins I have given him over the years, but no other ancients.

 

huh ... cool coin


=> I remember three years ago when I bought one of my first ancients ...






... hmmmm, looking back now, I'm not 100% sure those dudes were even legitimate!!?

=> oh well => f-them, because I busted that baby outta there anyway, ASAP!!

Oh, but Hotpocket => I'm pretty sure that a young kid would appreciate a cool coin in a coin-slab (I'm sure that it would make it all seem "more valuable" ... that was honestly, a great gift)

 

Great gift for a young-un and, even though I do not like slabs for Ancients, it's a good idea for someone of that age.

 

I found myself in exactly the coin of Gordian 3
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2832184

 

This thread is a few years old, but what the heck - pile on with your coins of Gordian III...

 

You know me... I fill the Emperor slots, and may only have one or two examples...


Roman Imperial - SLOT FILLER
Gordian III 238-244 CE
AE As
25mm
Hercules S-C

 

Gordian has come up here before and I feel like I must have shown the same coins over and over but, try as we might to be fair, some children are easier to like than others. I'll leave it to you to decide why I found each better than the rest. I'm busy feeling like a fool for uploading images to a two year old thread. Management could stop this or at least cut it down with a message challenging people who post more than a certain time after a thread went dormant. Maybe it is not a big deal.