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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3088622, member: 56859&quot;]The abundance of extant Gordies and their generally good condition and reasonable prices certainly makes for an appealing niche!&nbsp; Be glad you haven&#039;t become enamored of Hadrian or A-Pi.&nbsp; Those emperors have mind-boggling numbers of different issues across the empire.&nbsp; [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] is making a good run at collecting Hadrian&#039;s bronze and silver but it&#039;s hard to imagine ever even &quot;finishing&quot; a set of just his Alexandrian provincials, much less the remaining provinces <i>and</i> imperials!</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite Gordies are provincials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Here are three I love and there are surely more I will chase.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordianiii-ostrich-hadrianopolis-rt-jpg.559812/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III </b></p><p>AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN; ostrich running like stevex6 is chasing it with a basting brush</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 3833, rare</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-now-extinct-animal-on-a-roman-coin.287175/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordianiii-pan-hadrianopolis-rt-jpg.559479/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III</b></p><p>AE 22 mm, 5.18 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC; radiate head right</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛЄITΩN; Pan advancing left, holding syrinx and lagobolon</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 3945 corr. (cantharus in place of syrinx). Rare.</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fully-loaded-pan.287115/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fully-loaded-pan.287115/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-fully-loaded-pan.287115/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordianiii-gigantomachy-rt-jpg.532065/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gordian III</b></p><p>238-244 CE</p><p>Æ 27 mm, 11 gm</p><p>Obv: ...ΓOPΔIANO radiate and draped bust right; C/M dot within triangle (Howgego 670?)</p><p>Rev: CEΛEVKEΩN; Athena advancing right, holding her shield with her extended left arm &amp; preparing to hurl a spear at an anguipede giant (Enceladus?) who is throwing stones at her.</p><p>Ref: c.f. SNG Levante 763</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-gigantomachy.283117/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-gigantomachy.283117/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-gigantomachy.283117/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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