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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4612550, member: 84744"]It's not that easy to find a nice GIII denarius. They are often struck from worn dies, are in poor style, or have other problems. That's a nice one, congrats!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch, IMO. If you want to be sure, find Roger Bland's thesis on these. Nice coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, Antioch didn't issue any denarii, and their ants generally had a higher silver content. The Antioch issues at the end of the reign were huge, presumably to pay the soldiers going on the Persian expedition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4612550, member: 84744"]It's not that easy to find a nice GIII denarius. They are often struck from worn dies, are in poor style, or have other problems. That's a nice one, congrats! Antioch, IMO. If you want to be sure, find Roger Bland's thesis on these. Nice coin! Interestingly, Antioch didn't issue any denarii, and their ants generally had a higher silver content. The Antioch issues at the end of the reign were huge, presumably to pay the soldiers going on the Persian expedition.[/QUOTE]
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