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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 3404623, member: 77226&quot;]Some coins from the first issue of Gordian III&#039;s reign seem to retain some of the features or head shape of Balbinus (mine does somewhat). Portraits of the impish looking Gordian that we all know and love exist within these first issue coins, so the carryover of features didn&#039;t last long.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did the mint not have a likeness to work from? Or... had the mint just gotten used to doing their best Balbinus. Either way, these portrait &#039;transition&#039; coins are fun (GIII to Balbinus, Claudius II to Aurelian, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Let&#039;s see your early Gordian portraits... or let&#039;s see your early portraits of other emperors that look like someone else.</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]904149[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordian III</p><p>Rome, 238</p><p>Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind.</p><p>Rev. VICTORIA AVG Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch.</p><p>Cohen 357. RIC 5.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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