Well, depictions of Salus and her snake were quite common between the 2nd and 3rd centuries. However, I think mine is definitely done real nice, with the scale detail and the nice eyeballs and head. Definitely a good job by the celator who engraved that.
Glad to see you getting out of the rut - they can get kinda deep if you stay in one too long. Those last two MA legionaries already have your name on them out there somewhere and sooner or later they will find their way home. Nice G-III score! -d
That Gordie is a nice way to ease yourself out of a rut, Bing. Great toning and a good bit of boardwalk at the borders. Mine was struck with a fantastically worn reverse die, has a scattering of black spots in the fields, odd blue deposits in the recesses of the devices, and is somewhat porous to boot. On the bright side... hrmm... okay, give me a minute to think about that one...
If you´re in a rut, you gotta get out of it! For a second I thought this thread was about one of my favorite 70´s bands... I will actually see them at a Punk Rock festival in Amsterdam this weekend Here is my Gordian:
It's good to get out of a rut like this. I have dragged myself out of one only recently. This one came from a mixed lot I bought (these roaches seem to get in everywhere). On the Salus topic. Here is a Salus with a decent snake with the food (egg shaped lumps) illustrated on the platter.
Very nice Gordian silver, @Bing! Here's a big bronze of G3: Gordian III, Sestertius, Struck 240 AD, Rome Mint Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: AETERNITATI AVG - Sol standing, facing, head left, holding globe in left hand, right hand raised; S-C across field. Reference: Sear 8702; RIC 297a; Cohen 43