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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2872393, member: 85693&quot;]Sometimes I like to troll eBay&#039;s jewelry listings for coins.&nbsp; Sometimes you can find some interesting things, if you don&#039;t mind mount marks, holes, etc.&nbsp; This is my first ancient from such digging.&nbsp; It was a $20 &quot;best offer&quot; deal.&nbsp; I think it is this:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gordian III.238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>Rome mint,</b></p><p><b>5th officina. 10th emission, 242 AD. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG,</b></p><p><b>laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: P M TR P V COS III P P, Apollo seated left, holding branch in right hand, resting left arm on back of seat; S C in ex. RIC IV 303a</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is a real one (please tell me if I&#039;m wrong - I&#039;m hoping this isn&#039;t some mass-produced Gordian fake sold to tourists all over Europe - if so, break it to me gently) - it weighs 23.7 grams (the mount does not appear to be silver - some shiny cheap pot metal, I&#039;m guessing).&nbsp; The coins color is off in my photos - it is more brown. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mounting, of course, may be hiding some real horrors.&nbsp; Since I&#039;d look even more goofier than usual wearing it, I will probably have the mount removed at some point. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any other coin jewelry fans out there?&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686764[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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