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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4091700, member: 75937&quot;]These are Rome mint examples, but I like &#039;em:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-iovi-statori-antoninianus-jpg.1030803/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman AR antoninianus, 3.62 g, 21.6 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Rome mint, 2nd officina, 3rd emission, AD 241-243.</p><p>Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding scepter and thunderbolt.</p><p>Refs: RIC 84; Cohen 109; RCV 8615; Hunter 51.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065391[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian III AD 238-244. </p><p>Roman AR Antoninianus, 5.52 g, 23.2 mm, 2 h.</p><p>Rome mint, 4th officina, 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-243. </p><p>Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and draped bust, right </p><p>Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, right hand on hip, left holding lion&#039;s skin and resting on club set on rock </p><p>Refs: RIC 95; Cohen 404; RCV 8670; Hunter 71.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps my favorite imperial issue of Gordian III:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-apollo-seated-sestertius-jpg.849542/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman Æ Sestertius, 20.01 gm, 28.2 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Rome, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 241.</p><p>Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: PM TRP IIII COS II PP SC, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and resting left arm on lyre.</p><p>Refs: RIC 302; Cohen 252; Sear --; Banti 72.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-libertas-standing-sestertius-jpg.1025654/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244. </p><p>Roman Æ sestertius, 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 240. </p><p>Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. </p><p>Rev: LIBERTAS AVG SC, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter.</p><p>Refs: RIC 318a; Cohen 153; RCV 8717; Hunter 147.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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