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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1898762, member: 42773"]RIC 67 belongs to the third issue, and what I found interesting is that the inscriptions PIVS FELIX had not yet become "conventional adjuncts of the imperial title" (RIC). Commodus had first introduced the words in combination on his legends, and in Gordian's case, PIVS probably connects him to the piety of his grandfather and uncle, Gordian I and II, and FELIX probably refers to his good luck in the suppression of the African revolt. Here are two of my ants from the third issue... 1. Gordian III, 238-244 AR Antoninianus, 23mm, 4.58g; Rome mint: 241-243Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: PM TR P IIII COS II PP; Apollo, bare to waist, seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre.Reference: RIC IV(c), 88 (p. 25) 2. Gordian III, 238-244 AR Antoninianus, 23mm, 4.3g; Rome mint: 241-243Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.Rev.: AETER-NITATI AVG; Sol standing left, right hand raised, holding globe in left.Reference: RIC IV(c), 83 (p. 24) [ATTACH=full]324362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]324363[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]