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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 2872393, member: 85693"]Sometimes I like to troll eBay's jewelry listings for coins. Sometimes you can find some interesting things, if you don't mind mount marks, holes, etc. This is my first ancient from such digging. It was a $20 "best offer" deal. 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'm wrong - I'm hoping this isn'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'm guessing). 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. Since I'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? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686764[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 2872393, member: 85693"]Sometimes I like to troll eBay's jewelry listings for coins. Sometimes you can find some interesting things, if you don't mind mount marks, holes, etc. This is my first ancient from such digging. It was a $20 "best offer" deal. I think it is this: [B]Gordian III.238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius Rome mint, 5th officina. 10th emission, 242 AD. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, 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] I think it is a real one (please tell me if I'm wrong - I'm hoping this isn'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'm guessing). The coins color is off in my photos - it is more brown. The mounting, of course, may be hiding some real horrors. Since I'd look even more goofier than usual wearing it, I will probably have the mount removed at some point. Any other coin jewelry fans out there? [ATTACH=full]686763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]686764[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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