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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 2705549, member: 76086"]My bad. Sometimes I transcribe rarity ratings from references. That volume of RIC was published in 1949 and the scale used would have been accurate at the time, but as we know many hoards have come up since. Anyway, as to what Oz says about Gordians, I only have four in my collection, all base metal but this one of similar type:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]609703[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Gordian III, 238 – 244 AD</b></p><p>Æ35, Pisidia, Antioch Mint, 14.83 grams</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANOVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> VIRT AVG COL ANTIOCH, Gordian on horseback right trampling enemy and holding aloft spear, S R in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References:</b></p><p>SNG vonAulock 8572 // Krzyanoska 14/69</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cost:</b></p><p>$675</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b></p><p>Tom Cederlind, April 26th 2014 (previously List 161)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><p>Very rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 2705549, member: 76086"]My bad. Sometimes I transcribe rarity ratings from references. That volume of RIC was published in 1949 and the scale used would have been accurate at the time, but as we know many hoards have come up since. Anyway, as to what Oz says about Gordians, I only have four in my collection, all base metal but this one of similar type: [ATTACH=full]609703[/ATTACH] [B]Gordian III, 238 – 244 AD[/B] Æ35, Pisidia, Antioch Mint, 14.83 grams [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANOVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right. [B]Reverse:[/B] VIRT AVG COL ANTIOCH, Gordian on horseback right trampling enemy and holding aloft spear, S R in exergue. [B]References:[/B] SNG vonAulock 8572 // Krzyanoska 14/69 [B]Cost:[/B] $675 [B]Provenance:[/B] Tom Cederlind, April 26th 2014 (previously List 161) [B]Notes:[/B] Very rare.[/QUOTE]
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