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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1050581, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Gordian III - SALUS AUGUSTI silver denarius</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Took some new photos, wasn&#039;t easy, and they didn&#039;t turn out all great. One is a bit off-color, another is a bit too shiny... but you get the idea if you look at them all together. </p><p>The one of the reverse alone looks very good to me, I&#039;m proud of that shot <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p>Gordian III AR Denarius. 240 AD. </p><p>obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right. </p><p>rev: SALVS AVGVSTI - Salus standing right, holding and feeding snake.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 129a, RSC 325.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Comment: Last issue of the AR Denarius produced for mass circulation in the Roman Empire.</p><p>This was a special issue of six (RIC 115, 127, 129-131) struck marking the marriage of </p><p>Gordian III to Sabinia Tranquillina in the summer of 240. </p><p><br /></p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and as far as my gift for the teller&#039;s grandson goes, I have watched several coins on ebay that would have been great, all sold too high though... I figure if I don&#039;t find anything, I can give him my CONSTANTINOPOLIS commemorative.... no cool battle scenes, but it&#039;s still an old coin with decent details, just the mintmark struck off flan, but other than that it&#039;s nice. I&#039;ll keep lookin though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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