I'll tip one back for your Dad. Tell him thanks for his service. :cheers::cheers:
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May 26th, 17 A.D.: Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome. His triumph was celebrated after recovering two of the three legionary standards lost...
Well, it looks like you have the identification of your Ancients. I wish I could help with the first coin. I would think it couldn't be older...
I'm fairly certain, however, that it is Gordian III: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/RIC_0136-o.jpg
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Hrumpff, I have some of those as well. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
The second coin looks like Gordian III, but I cannot make out the reverse for full attribution. I think it may be Jupiter. Perhaps something...
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