Gordianus Pius Sestertius

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Julius Germanicus, Apr 26, 2017.

  1. Julius Germanicus

    Julius Germanicus Well-Known Member

    OK, I know that posting YET ANOTHER coin of Gordian III´s seems like a joke these days, but before you all ridicule me, here are my humble excuses:

    1) I haven´t shown mine yet :)
    2) it has absolutely no patina and shows how the increasingly copperish orichalcum has turned reddish by the 240´s
    3) it only cost me 25 Euros and still looks nice enough to me
    4) The thought of owning a mediocre Gordian II is more appealing to me than spending big money on an FDC Gordian III Sestertius.
    5) I am just posting this while I am doing a writeup for something much more spectacular which I will share with you soon (NOT depending on the number of likes I get for this one, he he)

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    IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / IOVI STATORI S C
    Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding sceptre in right hand, cradling thunderbolt in left arm
    Sestertius, Rome 141
    30 mm / 17,82 gr
    RIC 298a, Cohen 111, Banti 37, Hunter 134

    By the way, I just read this interesting monograph, possibly the only one written about Gordian III yet (in German only...):

    Gordian_III..jpg

    Don´t you like the "dynastic" cameo with Pupienus and Balbinus???

    Also the book points out that Gordian III probably was the one and only Roman Emperor actually installed by the Army, the Senate, AND the People of Rome!
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2017
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  3. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Sweet addition!
     
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Very coppery, indeed!

    I have these darkly patinated examples and it's impossible to tell how brassy or coppery the orichalcum might have been:

    Gordian III Apollo seated sestertius.jpg
    Gordian III Libertas standing sestertius.jpg
     
  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I've shown mine ad nausium, so I will refrain from showing them again. However, I think the OP coin is fantastic.
     
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  6. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Cool pickup!! For that price how can you go wrong:)
     
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  7. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    A great OP coin. One can never have too many Gordian III coins.

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  8. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice Sestertius @Julius Germanicus ...

    I have but an As...
    RI Gordian III 238-244 CE AE As 25mm Hercules S-C.jpg
    RI Gordian III 238-244 CE AE As 25mm Hercules S-C
     
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