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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7793964, member: 19463&quot;]Many of us have something approaching &#039;too many&#039; Gordian coins.&nbsp; I wish I could remember which I have shown but it still might be best to show the ones that seem most significant rather than just different from last time.&nbsp; I am fond of the Eastern (Antioch) mint antoniniani like this Oriens.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338004[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This sestertius has a strange shaped flan that appears to have been cut down on two sides but is normally rounded on the other sides.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338005[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of my favorite Gordians are Provincials and there are thousands of really interesting Gordians from many cities. Mine are quite ordinary compared to the best.</p><p><br /></p><p>In keeping with my fondness for &#039;technical&#039; coins, this Nicopolis shows a severely broken reverse die and particularly graphic centration &#039;pits&#039; showing concentric scratches around on each side. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338008[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My second example of this horseman type shows another choice in reverse legend placement with all letters around the edge rather than the three line exergue.&nbsp; I suspect, but have not researched, there are other options for the type.&nbsp; Note this die ran out of space before finishing that final N in ICTPON.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338016[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The full legend was it on this Hermes reverse used with the same obverse.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338009[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Hadrianopolis shows the fine style of this city and a &#039;not bad&#039; green patina.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338010[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From Tarsos this AE36 promotes the city as AMK (First, greatest, most beautiful) but the meaning of ΓΒ is less certain to me.&nbsp; Later rulers issued coins with ΓΓ suggesting the B is a numeral 2.&nbsp; Some people say the Γ relates to the number of neocorate temples in the city but I remain open to ideas.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338012[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are relatively few silver Provincials but a common one is this Caesarea drachm.&nbsp; This one does show the more standard B NE honoring two neocorate temples in that city.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338011[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Before his marriage, Gordian issued twin portrait coins with Serapis from Marcianopolis.&nbsp; On this Cybele reverse bronze we see the twin portrait and large E that show this was a 5 assaria coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338007[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After his marriage, Gordian was shown with his wife Tranquillina.&nbsp; This coin of Tomis is very special to me since something was dug out of the reverse die leaving a raised scar.&nbsp; I believe this was most likely the ligate form of &#039;4 1/2&#039; used on many coins of this city upgrading the coin to a full five assaria. I have seen two other coins of this die offered for sale but both showed the alteration.&nbsp; I really would like to see a coin of this die before it was changed.[ATTACH=full]1338013[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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