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<p>[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2456076, member: 75936"]Finally I'm making some progress with the rarer emperors of my portrait series. I scored this entry level but reasonable Gordian I Africanus from Dr Busso Peus: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]513944[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian I AE sestertius. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG S-C, Providentia standing left, leaning on column, holding wand & cornucopiae, globe at feet. </p><p><br /></p><p>So now i only need Gordian II from the Year of the Six Emperors and I have a 238AD set!</p><p><br /></p><p>GI and GII were Roman co-emperors for one month in 238AD, in opposition to the reviled Max Thrax. For a one month reign, there can't be too many coins. But if you have them post them ... And if you don't have them, well, we can never get tired of seeing more amazing coins from the grandson Gordian III.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2456076, member: 75936"]Finally I'm making some progress with the rarer emperors of my portrait series. I scored this entry level but reasonable Gordian I Africanus from Dr Busso Peus: [ATTACH=full]513944[/ATTACH] Gordian I AE sestertius. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG S-C, Providentia standing left, leaning on column, holding wand & cornucopiae, globe at feet. So now i only need Gordian II from the Year of the Six Emperors and I have a 238AD set! GI and GII were Roman co-emperors for one month in 238AD, in opposition to the reviled Max Thrax. For a one month reign, there can't be too many coins. But if you have them post them ... And if you don't have them, well, we can never get tired of seeing more amazing coins from the grandson Gordian III.[/QUOTE]
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