Gordian III denarius/Diana Lucifera reverse

Here is a coin I bought a little while ago but had no picture for. I put my severely compromised photography skills to the test and came up with this image. It ain't much but I hope you enjoy it.

I still don't have a proper reference for this coin. I will have to work on that later.


Gordian III
AR Denarius

And once again, the other Gordian III in my collection.

 

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Here, I fixed the color to make it as close to life as possible. The real coin is obviously not pink like in the first photo.

This photography business is harder than I realized.

 

Great coin! Just go black and white on the image and it's a good pic - I'm pretty sure the coin isn't purple...

Edit...I see that you did that.



LVCIFERA in the Roman context means "light-bringer" - it does not have the modern sinister connotation of Lucifer, synonymous with Satan. Hence Diana carries a torch.

 

Other than the colour that's a fantastic picture. I'm still learning too and the colour is one thing I just cannot get. Great coin man!

 

Lovely! That's RIC 127, Sear 8673, Cohen 69.

 

Thanks JA. I'm still getting used to all this. I haven't had a digital camera in ages (until yesterday) and I'm still not familiar with lighting and post-editing. But you know what they say...you don't get better at it by sitting on the sideline.

 

Nice new addition, I have a few too.

A favorite.

Gordian III (238 - 244 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: SECVRITAS PVBLICA Securitas seated left on throne, holding scepter and resting head upon hand.
3.81g
18mm
Rome, 240 A.D.
RIC IV 130; RSC 340


Gordian III (238 - 244 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch
O: AVTOK K M ANT GORDIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
R: DHMAPX EX UPATO B, eagle standing facing, head left with wreath in beak, below, crescent & ram running left.
Antioch Mint, Struck 242 A.D.
27mm
13.5g
Prieur 301


Gordian III (238 - 244 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind.
R: VICTORIA AETERNA, Victory standing left, leaning on shield, holding palm frond in left, captive at feet left.
Rome
4.7g
23mm
RIC 156

 

Look in the manual for instructions for adjusting the white balance. Most cameras have broad settings for incandescent, fluorescent, sunlight, etc. And your better cameras can "learn" what white is under particular lighting circumstances, by taking a pic of a white sheet of paper and using that to adjust the RGB balance of the the photos. You'll get the hang of it!

 

My favorite coin of Gordian III is always the last one I bought. I found this sestertius at NYINC - not rare, but the patina was too beautiful to pass up...

 

Nice!

 

Super posts everyone!!!

Unfortunately, my photography skills never seem to improve very much, but the frustration level continually rises LOL

One of my favorites of Gordian---a sestertius with the Sol revere:

 

A Diana L.


Lucilla (164 - 183 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Draped bust right.
R: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left holding torch with both hands.
Rome
17.5mm
3.4g
RIC 762 RSC 14

Gordy Wife, Tranquillina.


Tranquillina (241 - 244 A.D.)
Æ 21
Cappadocia, Caesarea Year 7 = 244 AD
O: CAB TPANKVLLINA AVG,Diademed and draped bust of right.
R: MHTP KAI B NE ET-Z, Six grain ears bound together.
6.1g
21mm
Syd 618

 

I just realized something...is it just my eyes or does Diana Lucifera on my coin look like an alien?

 

I think it could be RIC 127 maybe?

 

AYYYYY

 

Diana, the twin sister of Apollo. was regarded as the moon-goddess. When given the title of Lucifera ("the light-bringer"), she is depicted with a long torch, symbolic of moonlight.

Here are a couple of my Diana Lucifera coins:


Faustina II, AD 161-175
Roman orichalcum Sestertius
Rome, AD 176-180
23.66 g; 30.2 mm
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, Diva Faustina, as Diana Lucifera, draped, wearing crescent on shoulders behind neck, standing right, holding lighted long torch.
Refs: RIC 1715; BMCRE 1584; RCV (4th ed., not in 5th) 1530.



Julia Domna, AD 193-211
Roman AR Denarius
Rome mint, under Caracalla, AD 214
2.97 g; 19.35 mm
Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding flaming torch with both hands.
Refs: RIC 373A; BMCRE 1; RCV 7100

 

Here are Gordian and Tranquillina confronted busts on a bronze of Anchialus...

 

Cool coin, I don't have a Gordian Denarius yet. But I do have a few Gordian coins...

 

More proof that Aliens visited a long time ago.


JULIA DOMNA
Fouree Denarius
OBVERSE: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right
REVERSE: DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing left, holding long torch with both hands
Struck at Rome, 211-217 AD Struck under Caracalla
3,1 g; 18,3 mm
RIC 373A [Caracalla]

 

GALLIENUS
Billon Antoninianus
OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: LVNA LVCIF, Diana walking right holding torch in both hands, PXV in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 260-268 AD
3.8g, 20mm
RIC VI 609