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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3049557, member: 56859&quot;]<b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Gordian III</b></span><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp; (Gordy has some fun provincials!)</span></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 right</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><br /></p><p><b>Trebonianus <span style="color: #0000ff">Gallus</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f76e3a591954457d9da4c80c34eaeefa~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus</b></p><p>CE 251-253</p><p>AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP VIB TREB GALVS AV; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: COL AV / TROA; Apollo, head right and holding kithara, seated facing on griffin springing right, head left</p><p>Ref: RPC IX 407; Bellinger A403</p><p><i>Only three others found in ACsearch. </i></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-depiction-of-apollo.290702/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_f1c7411f7da140f1b37c8bba69f5a189.jpg_srb_p_1000_509_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=886f2f8ecf1244ee353b4096aadfbfea" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus Gallus</b></p><p>CE 251-253</p><p>Æ dichalkon, 25 mm, 13.39 gm, 6h</p><p>Obv: IMP C C VIBIVS TREBO GALLVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: COL TYRO METR[O?]; serpent-entwined baetyl; murex shell to left, palm tree to right</p><p>Ref: RPC IX online 1961; Rouvier 2476; Babelon 2296; AUB –; BMC –.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Gallienus</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_d775e692134d4db1bbf18c1610863c86.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_512%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_d775e692134d4db1bbf18c1610863c86.jpg%2526hash%253D5730e6ddcf6e13906e771a9c3338765e%26hash%3D52cd0d945f70aaa6aae87376c055c9f2&amp;hash=e0cb85b388c8e70fd85f8bbdb0cef2b0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Gallienus</b></p><p>year 13, CE 265/6</p><p>tetradrachm, 21 mm, 9.1 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: AVTKΠΛIKΓAΛΛIHNOCCEB; eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak, palm over shoulder; L IΓ across field</p><p>Ref: Emmett 3806(13), R1</p><p><i>Ex Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 88.203 (accessioned 1888); <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/egypt-alexandria--gallienus-tet-yr13" rel="nofollow">Benjamin Pierce Cheney Collection</a></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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