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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8060440, member: 85693&quot;]Nice Gordians, [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER]&nbsp; One of my favorite areas to collect.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are two types of the Fortuna seated type, one from Rome (wheel below throne), the other from Antioch (no wheel; like your new one):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1397035[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Antioch Mint</b></p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right. / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia, no wheel below throne (Rome).</p><p>RIC 210; RSC 98a; RCV 8613</p><p>(3.11 grams / 22 mm)</p><p>eBay April 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>One of only two slabs I have! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1397036[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right. / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia, wheel below throne.</p><p>RIC 144; RSC 98.</p><p>(? grams (ICG slab) / 23 mm)</p><p>eBay Mar. 2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $13.88</p><p><br /></p><p>A sestertius version of the type (Rome mint, wheel - I don&#039;t think Imperial AEs were minted in Antioch):</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1397038[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG laureate and draped bust right / FORTVNA RED[V]X, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; wheel below seat, S[C] in exergue.</p><p>RIC 331a; Cohen 99.</p><p>(20.90 grams / 29 mm)</p><p>eBay Apr. 2018[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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