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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4537337, member: 96898&quot;]Nothing wrong with a Toyota, neither in the car nor in the coin world:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1123442[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, antoninianus, 238–239 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; bust of Gordian III, radiate and draped, r. Rev: VIRTVS AVG; Virtus standing l., leaning on shield and holding spear. 22mm, 5.00g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 6. Ex Otto Helbing Nachf., München, Auction 86 (11/15/1942), lot 1758 (on ticket, in catalogue: 1757); ex AMCC 2, lot 464. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123440[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, antoninianus, 239 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; bust of Gordian III, radiate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P III COS P P; Providentia standing l., holding globe and sceptre. 22mm, 4.76g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 18.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123438[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 240 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE; Roma, helmeted, seated l. on shield, holding Victory in extended r. hand and spear in l. hand. 22.5mm, 4.65g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 70. Ex Silicua, auction 1, lot 121.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123441[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, denarius, 240–241 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P III COS P P; Gordian on horseback riding l., raising r. hand and holding spear or sceptre in l. 20mm, 2.66g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 81. Ex Auktionen &amp; Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123436[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 241–243 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; Hercules, nude, standing r., r. behind back and resting l. hand on club set on rock; beside club, lion-skin. 22mm, 3.49g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 95. Ex Classical Ancient Coins.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123437[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Empire, antoninianus, 242–244 AD, Antioch mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: ORIENS AVG; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. 22mm, 4.35g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 213. Ex C. Kistenich.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1123443[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III, Roman Emire, AE sestertius, 244 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, draped and laureate, r. Rev: VICTORIA AETERNA, Victory, winged, standing l., leaning on shield and holding palm branch, captive at feet l.; in fields flanking, SC. 32mm, 19.68g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 338. Ex C. Kistenich.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">(Also, if Gordian is the Toyota, does that mean that Gallienus is the Hyundai?)</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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