This is a reverse I've wanted for a while for it's similarity to another reverse I already possess. Gordian III, 238 - 244 AD Silver Antoninianus, Rome Mint, 23mm, 4.31 grams Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right. Reverse: IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding scepter and thunderbolt. RIC84 As you can see, this Jupiter reverse is different in that Jupiter is holding his scepter and thunderbolt in the opposite hands, plus in the one below the emperor is seen next to Jupiter. * well, the celator for this emperor with Jupiter coin clearly botched Gordian III's nose too. Post whatever you want to post
Geez @Sallent you are cornering the market on these Gordies...hope some stay available for the rest of us...
Here is another one. @Sallent does not (yet) have them all! Silver Antoninianus, Rome Mint, 22mm, 4.52 grams Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding scepter and thunderbolt over much smaller emperor to left Sear III 8614. RIC 2. "July 238 - July 239"
Oh, wow @Sallent , you are such a GORDIE-PIG, there was no room in the market for me! I only have ONE Gordian III !!! (BTW, cool on the different varieties you are amassing. Makes for a very fun collection.) Ok, so, since I am boxed out from GIII's, I have a IOVI approx 50 years later: RI Diocletian Ӕ Quinarius 1.46g 16mm Rome AD 284-305 IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter stndng thunderbolt sceptre RARE RIC 193
What if I told you I still have more Gordie roaches to share? It always happens at this time of the year. All of the sudden the Gordie fever hits and I put all my other plans aside to irrationally chase after Gordian III roaches for a month or two, then the fever goes away and I get back to my normal collecting routine for the rest of the year. I'm sure I'll be back to normal in a month....until the Gordie bug bits me again next year.
I love coinage from all periods of Roman history, but in my opinion Gordie III is an emperor that more people should consider collecting in imperial silver issues for the following reasons: 1. His imperial silver is mostly plentiful and affordable, which makes a serious collection possible at almost any budget level. 2. His imperial silver features almost every reverse theme struck by Roman emperors from the end of the 2nd century through the end of the 3rd century...so you can literally study almost any theme and deity you want for that 100 year period by only collecting Gordies. 3. His imperial silver was struck with a high level of quality control, and most of his coins are preserved in VF and higher condition. I think those are three pretty good reasons, but most people look at Gordian III and say "His coins are common and cheap, and that's boring and I'm not interested"...and they overlook all the great reasons why he should be collected.
That is a sharp Gordie. Mine is a little more pedestrian, with a small deep scratch on Gordie's portrait, but I got it fairly cheap. Besides, these days I'm a little more open minded about less than perfect coins after seeing hundreds of dougamit's and Bing's posts, which have changed my perception on that. PS: Did you see my other post on Gordian III Securitas reverse?
Then there's IOVI VLTORI, "Jupiter the Avenger," though this is not exactly the most macho depiction of the god. Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.10 g, 20.1 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 261. Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right, both ribbons behind. Rev: IOVI VLTORI, Jupiter standing, head right, holding lightning bold in right hand, cloak flying right; S in left field. Refs: RIC 53; Göbl 348e; RCV 10247 var.; Cohen 407.
Here's the last one I got, which is a Conservatori rather than a Statori, just like the second one @Sallent posted Gordian III, Antoninianus Rome mint, AD 238-239 IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III seen from behind IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, a small figure of the Emperor at his feet 5,33 gr Ref : Cohen # 105 (3), RIC # 2, RCV # 8614 Q
