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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4677609, member: 19463"]Did you mean he 'closed' the doors? The temple doors were only closed when Rome was at peace everywhere. The doors were usually open as war was the natural state for Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mars Propug from Rome</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151975[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Oriens from the Eastern mint</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151988[/ATTACH] </p><p>sestertius as Caesar under Balbinus and Pupienus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151976[/ATTACH] </p><p>before he was married, Gordian was joined on the twin bust coins of Marcianopolis by Serapis </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151977[/ATTACH] </p><p>Nikopolis with Hermes</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151978[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hadrianopolis with Apollo</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151979[/ATTACH] </p><p>Caesarea with Mt. Argaeus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151980[/ATTACH] </p><p>Anchialus with Tranquillina and Aesclepius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151981[/ATTACH] </p><p>A great number of these year six Alexandrian tetradrachms with Serapis have hit the market in the last few years. I paid too much before discovering the seller had a bunch and was not offering the best ones first. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1151982[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4677609, member: 19463"]Did you mean he 'closed' the doors? The temple doors were only closed when Rome was at peace everywhere. The doors were usually open as war was the natural state for Rome. Mars Propug from Rome [ATTACH=full]1151975[/ATTACH] Oriens from the Eastern mint [ATTACH=full]1151988[/ATTACH] sestertius as Caesar under Balbinus and Pupienus [ATTACH=full]1151976[/ATTACH] before he was married, Gordian was joined on the twin bust coins of Marcianopolis by Serapis [ATTACH=full]1151977[/ATTACH] Nikopolis with Hermes [ATTACH=full]1151978[/ATTACH] Hadrianopolis with Apollo [ATTACH=full]1151979[/ATTACH] Caesarea with Mt. Argaeus [ATTACH=full]1151980[/ATTACH] Anchialus with Tranquillina and Aesclepius [ATTACH=full]1151981[/ATTACH] A great number of these year six Alexandrian tetradrachms with Serapis have hit the market in the last few years. I paid too much before discovering the seller had a bunch and was not offering the best ones first. [ATTACH=full]1151982[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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