Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7575142, member: 110350&quot;]Harry Sidebottom&#039;s &quot;Iron and Rust&quot; trilogy of novels covers the Year of Six Emperors in great detail. Maximinus Thrax and his son Maximus, the three Gordians, Balbinus and Pupienus, Timesitheus, the future Philip I, and the future Valerian I, are all important characters. Ballista, the protagonist of Sidebottom&#039;s later series of novels set in the reigns of Valerian and Gallienus, makes a cameo appearance. I thought all three books were fantastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>A coin from Anchialus in Thrace showing both Gordian III and Tranquillina on the obverse, and a nude Apollo on the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305931[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another stark naked Apollo on the reverse of an antoninianus, with a lyre. I&#039;m tempted to try to make some kind of pun about his instrument, but it wouldn&#039;t be ladylike.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305932[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in