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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3664332, member: 75937"]Welcome back, [USER=106519]@PillarsOfEternity[/USER] ! Lovely coin. I only have two Fides militum coins, one of Macrinus (which depicts Fides militum, but without the FIDES MILITVM inscription) and another of Victorinus. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/macrinus-pontif-max-tr-p-cos-pp-fides-denarius-jpg.927180/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Macrinus, AD 217-218.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.94 g, 19.5 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 217.</p><p>Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides Militum standing facing, head right, right foot on helmet and holding a military standard in each hand. </p><p>Refs: RIC 22A; BMCRE 38; Cohen 60; RCV 7345; ERIC II 69.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/victorinus-jpg.691848/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Victorinus, AD 269-271.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.1 mm. </p><p>Cologne (though CNG attributes this coin to Treveri), AD 269/70. </p><p>Obv: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust, r. </p><p>Rev: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing l., holding two standards. </p><p>RIC-109; Cohen-36; AGK-5b; De Witte pl. XXVI, 22; Sear-unlisted.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as for Gordian III? I have umpteen I could show, but I'll post this LIBERTAS AVG sestertius because it's a favorite:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]985374[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman Æ sestertius; 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm. </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>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3664332, member: 75937"]Welcome back, [USER=106519]@PillarsOfEternity[/USER] ! Lovely coin. I only have two Fides militum coins, one of Macrinus (which depicts Fides militum, but without the FIDES MILITVM inscription) and another of Victorinus. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/macrinus-pontif-max-tr-p-cos-pp-fides-denarius-jpg.927180/[/IMG] Macrinus, AD 217-218. Roman AR denarius, 2.94 g, 19.5 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 217. Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides Militum standing facing, head right, right foot on helmet and holding a military standard in each hand. Refs: RIC 22A; BMCRE 38; Cohen 60; RCV 7345; ERIC II 69. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/victorinus-jpg.691848/[/IMG] Victorinus, AD 269-271. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.1 mm. Cologne (though CNG attributes this coin to Treveri), AD 269/70. Obv: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust, r. Rev: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing l., holding two standards. RIC-109; Cohen-36; AGK-5b; De Witte pl. XXVI, 22; Sear-unlisted. And as for Gordian III? I have umpteen I could show, but I'll post this LIBERTAS AVG sestertius because it's a favorite: [ATTACH=full]985374[/ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman Æ sestertius; 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm. Rome, AD 240. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: LIBERTAS AVG SC, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter. Refs: RIC 318a; Cohen 153; RCV 8717; Hunter 147.[/QUOTE]
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