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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7793910, member: 85693&quot;]Gordian III is a wonderful emperor to collect - nice coins at nice prices.&nbsp; This post made me curious about my 2021 acquisitions of this guy.&nbsp; Here they are: </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a sestertius I issued for Gordian by Balbinus and Pupienus - one of those coins I can only afford if it gets mis-listed on eBay.&nbsp; It was described as Philip II: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338002[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>Late April-July 29, 238 A.D.</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>M ANT GORDIANVS CAES, bare-headed, draped bust right / [PIET]AS AVG[G] S C in exergue, jug between lituus, secespita and patera left, simpulum and aspergillum right.</p><p>RIC 3; Cohen 183; BMC 64-66.</p><p>(21.33 grams / 29 mm)</p><p>eBay June 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><b>Notes:</b>&nbsp; &quot;In response to popular pressure shortly after their own elevation to imperial status, the emperors Balbinus and Pupienus adopted Gordian as Caesar.&nbsp; This scarce coin was part of a limited and formal coinage produced for Gordian.&quot; Wildwinds</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a sestertius that came in just last week: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338001[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(239-240 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint, 6th Off. 3rd Emiss.</b></p><p>IMP CAES M ANT GORDIA[NV]S AVG, laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right /</p><p>P M TR P II COS P [P] S-C, emperor standing, holding patera over tripod-altar.</p><p>RIC 271; Banti 62; Hunter 81.</p><p>(20.45 grams / 29 x 28 mm)</p><p>eBay July 2021 </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an antoninianus I got in May - I attributed it to the Rome mint, but I : </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338003[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome (5th Issue, 5th Officina)</b></p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR</p><p>AETER, Victory standing left, holding palm and resting right hand on shield set atop captive.</p><p>RIC 154; Cohen 348.</p><p>(3.62 grams / 22 x 20 mm)</p><p>eBay May 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another antoninianus featuring Securitas.&nbsp; Unlike most silver of this reign, this one is very toned - it came in a lot of silver, all toned in a similar way, most of them holed - a hoard probably, but I know nothing else.&nbsp; Because of the toning, this is one of my favorite Gordies:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338006[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>(243-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome (5th Emission)</b></p><p>IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS PERPETVA, Securitas standing left, elbow on column, sceptre in right hand.</p><p>RIC 153; Cohen 336. </p><p>(4.24 grams / 22 x 21 mm)</p><p>eBay April 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Provincial that I found a die-match to in a Baldwin&#039;s auction:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338015[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338014[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 25</b></p><p><b>(c. 238-244 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Moesia Inf., Nicopolis ad Istrum</b></p><p><b>Sabinius Modestus, legatus</b></p><p>[ΑΥΤ Κ Μ] ΑΝΤΩ(Ν) ΓΟΡΔ[ΙΑΝ]ΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / [ΥΠ ϹΑΒ ΜΟΔƐ]ϹΤ<u>ΟΥ</u> ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛƐΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ [ΙϹΤΡΟΝ], eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak</p><p>(11.80 grams / 25 mm)</p><p>eBay April 2021</p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020)8.36.1.17 (per Jochen1 CT) </p><p>Varbanov 4192; AMNG 2099. RPC VII.2, (unassigned; ID 28829)</p><p>Obv. / reverse die match to RPC specimen, from Baldwin&#039;s Auction 99, Lot 686, 4 May 2016</p><p><br /></p><p>From the same lot as the Nicopolis above came this Viminacium - the obverse is horrible and normally I wouldn&#039;t inflict it on CT, but the reverse big-headed bull is still pretty cute: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338017[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>Year 1 (239-240 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Viminacium, Moesia</b> <b>Superior</b></p><p>[IMP CAE]S M ANT [GORDIAN]VS AVG, laureate draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / [PM]SCO LVIM, Moesia standing facing, bull and lion either side. AN · I in exergue.</p><p>Pick 71; Varbanov 102.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>(10.29 grams / 27 mm)</p><p>eBay April 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s most of them from 2021 - a couple were so cruddy I&#039;m sparing you the image. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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