JULY 29th: a teenager is Emperor

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Q

 

My largest Roman coin is this massively oversized AE33 from Viminacium. I really need to reimage this one.

 

Answer: They are both dangerous fakes...So please watch out !

 

that Victoria looks expecially good. Yikes.

 

I agree.

 

Maybe a distant relative of Lucius Verus!?
I see that not many posters are putting the attribution of their coins so I'll follow suit!
Here's mine....

 

I admit it. I am sometimes lazy!

 

...Just thought it might be helpful for the newbies?
ps... Nice examples!

 

A couple of Gordian III denarii, one with the emperor on horseback on the reverse and one with Diana Lucifera:





An antoninianus with Apollo and his lyre on the reverse:


Gordian III with wife Tranquillina, AE 26 mm., 241-244 AD, Thracia, Anchialus [Pomorie, Bulgaria], Apollo reverse:

 

Two sestertii of Gordian III ( reverse of emperor brandishing spear and one with reverse of Fortuna.
Two antoniniani of Gordian... one with Virtus reverse followed by Diana Lucifera...

 

I plead guilty. Here are a couple of my favorite provincials


Gordian III Æ33 of Antioch, Pisidia. AD 238-244.

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right

COL CAE ANTIOCH, founder plowing right with two oxen, two signa behind; S R in exergue.

Krzyzanowska XVI/80; SNG France 1191; SNG Copenhagen 63; SNG von Aulock 4954.



Mesopotamia. Singara. Gordian III, with Tranquillina AD 238-244. Struck circa AD 238-239
Bronze Æ 27mm., NO-28.5mm 21,21g.

AVTOK K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC CAB [TPANKVΛΛ]INA CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian right, and draped bust of Tranquillina left, wearing stephane, facing one another

AVP CEΠ K-OΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche seated left on rocks, turreted and holding corn ears, above her the centaur Sagittarius leaping left shooting how, below her river god swimming left.

Cf. BMC 8-11 (legends). RPC VII.2 2162