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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 7624961, member: 80147&quot;]Yes just joking, I drooled so much when I seen that coin I couldn&#039;t resist mentioning it, yourself and Pete both put forward convincing hypothesis on the coin and all I can say is I hope like all hell that this type exist and Pete&#039;s is authentic, if it is a fake or tooled it is a damn good deceiving job.&nbsp; Also some great contributions to this thread and fantastic coins you guys and gals are just great. Here is another of mine from the same city a bit later with only two towers.... the Celator must have got lazy or they knocked down the third tower <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]1312001[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="6"><b>Nikopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Roman Provincial, Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III (238-244 AD) Æ 27 (12.43g) Sabinius Modestus, legatus consularis., City Gate, Obv.: Laureate and draped bust right. Rev.: Arched gate flanked by two roofed towers with arched windows in uppermost story. Varbanov 4182.HrHJ (2018) 8.36.46.1. Moushmov 1496 Rare! NGC XF.</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓO;PΔIANOC .</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Rev: VΠ CAB MOΔЄCTOV NIKOΠOΛЄITΩN ΠPO/CICTPON.</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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