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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silver Eagle, post: 3439266, member: 100655&quot;]Just acquired a nice Roman Coin;</p><p>SILVER ANTONINIANUS OF GORDIAN III FROM 238 - 244 AD. GORDIAN WAS MADE EMPEROR AT AGE 13, AND DIED IN BATTLE AT AGE 19.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]913171[/ATTACH] Size is 21.3 mm and 4.88 grams. </b></p><p><b>Sear 8615 </b></p><p><b>OBVERSE – IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Radiate, draped bust, right </b></p><p><b>REVERSE – IOVI STATORI Jupiter standing right with scepter &amp; thunderbolt. </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EMPEROR</b></p><p>Marcus Antonius Gordianus (January 20 225 – February 11, 244), known in English as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Marcus Antonius Gordianus&#039; mother was the daughter of Gordian I and the sister of Gordian II. This made him the grandson and nephew of the two Gordian emperors. His younger sister was called Gordiana. Gordian had assumed the name of his maternal grandfather in 238.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am very excited to own a Roman Coin and a very nice detailed coin at that. So many Roman coins on ebay were very worn and the images hard to make out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was apprehensive about bidding on Roman coins but the seller is said to be a life member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), and he has a 100% positive rating with over 15,000 feedback.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting coins has prodded me to learn more about the history of the world we live.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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