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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3651690, member: 57495"]Great writeup, Curtis. That Max Daia is a wonderful coin, and I love that the Herc on it has a face that wouldn't look too out of place on the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a rather optimistic-looking Herc with the facial features of Antoninus Pius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]981056[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>GORDIAN III</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus. 4.87g, 22mm. Rome mint, AD 240-243. RIC 95. O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, "Farnese" Hercules standing right, resting hand upon hip and holding club set upon rock.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3651690, member: 57495"]Great writeup, Curtis. That Max Daia is a wonderful coin, and I love that the Herc on it has a face that wouldn't look too out of place on the obverse. Here's a rather optimistic-looking Herc with the facial features of Antoninus Pius. [ATTACH=full]981056[/ATTACH] [B]GORDIAN III[/B] AR Antoninianus. 4.87g, 22mm. Rome mint, AD 240-243. RIC 95. O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, "Farnese" Hercules standing right, resting hand upon hip and holding club set upon rock.[/QUOTE]
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