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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3978896, member: 57495&quot;]Antoniniani of Gordian III are so common that some of us here call them cockroaches.&nbsp; But which is the most common cockroach? </p><p><br /></p><p>This is by no means conclusive, but I thought it&#039;d be fun to search &quot;gordian iii antoninianus&quot; on the OCRE webpage.&nbsp; The results yielded <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=gordian%20iii%20antoninianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=gordian%20iii%20antoninianus" rel="nofollow">173</a> different entries, with RIC IV Gordian III 84 taking the prize by having the most number of examples, <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_iii.84" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.gor_iii.84" rel="nofollow">55</a>,&nbsp; shown in OCRE&#039;s database.&nbsp; I note with some dismay that I&#039;ve somehow managed to collect five examples of it myself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I do like this one very much, though...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1047305[/ATTACH]<b>GORDIAN III</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus. 3.96g, 22mm. Rome mint, AD 241-243. RIC IV 84. O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.&nbsp; R: IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding long sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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