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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 4612103, member: 87404&quot;]Do you think this was the reason that Gordian brought back the Antoninianus functioning as a double denarius so that he could pay the troops with that but shave off a bit of actual silver?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got a couple of both denominations that I&#039;ve gotten so far this year:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/incollage_20200318_190339131.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/incollage_20200318_190339131.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/incollage_20200318_190339131.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Denarius, Struck 241 AD, Rome Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus, draped, standing left, leaning on shield, holding helmet in right hand and sceptre in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC IV 131</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 20.5mm, 2.74g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200421_210131386.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Denarius, Struck 241-243 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: P M TR P III COS II P P, Emperor in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC IV 115</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 20.5mm, 2.5g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200506_123212903.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><b><font size="3">AR Antoninianus, Struck 238-239 AD, Rome or Antioch mint</font></b></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC IV 3 or 189</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 22mm, 5.16g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200221_135747275.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200221_135747275.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200221_135747275.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Antoninianus, Struck 243-244 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: FORT REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; wheel beneath.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC IV 143</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 24mm, 4.29g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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