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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7779083, member: 97383&quot;]Blake, The Romans weren&#039;t capable of striking &quot;proof&quot; coins in the modern sense of the word, however, they did strike special coins of unusually high quality for presentation to the praetorian guard, high ranking officials, &amp; foreign heads of state. This applies especially to gold coins. The sestertius pictured below of Gordian III is probably one of those coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334566[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III, AD 238-244. AE Sestertius struck on a medallic flan. RIC 297a, variant.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The gold aureus pictured below, set in a period mount, was also made for a special presentation, possibly for Gordian III.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334567[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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