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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 7330876, member: 80783&quot;]As far as I know not a single genuine Aureus of Gordian II has survived (if there ever were any).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me, too! I spent a little fortune on Sestertii, but no more than 140 Euros for my single gold coin, which I think is the best value for money I invested in this hobby so far:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280522[/ATTACH] </p><p>IIII-IT — IIIIII - laureate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian or Maximian left.</p><p>II — IISIII (the S reversed) - helmeted Roma seated left on throne with X beneath seat, holding Victory on extended right hand and resting on sceptre held in left.</p><p>Aureus (gold plated over base metal core), irregular mint in western Ukraine, Chernyakhov culture, ca. 300-310 aD</p><p>19,83 mm / 2,56 gr. / pierced in antiquity</p><p>Oleg Anohin &quot;Counterfeiting among barbarian tribes in the territory of modern Ukraine and Moldova. Catalog of barbaric imitations&quot; (2015), Nr.87 (this coin illustrated); found in the Ternopil region, Ukraine, ex Savoca Numismatik 17th Blue auction (01.03.2019), lot 1894[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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