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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7320081, member: 75937&quot;]Interesting write up!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/store/watson/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/store/watson/" rel="nofollow">The book you describe</a>, <i>Connections, Communities, and Coinage: The System of Coin Production in Southern Asia Minor, AD 218–276</i>, by George Watson, is reviewed <a href="https://coinsweekly.com/moving-mints/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinsweekly.com/moving-mints/" rel="nofollow">here</a> in Coins Weekly.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/watsoncover-png.1208658/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The book sounds like a worthwhile acquisition for numismatists interested in the Roman provincial coins of Asia Minor.</p><p><br /></p><p>And now for the fun part -- the coins! I love Gordian provincials! Here are just some of my favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-thessalonica-tripod-and-apples-jpg.1208018/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 25.6 mm, 10.61 g, 2 h.</p><p>Macedon, Thessalonica, AD 238-244.</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: ΘЄCCAΛΟΝΙΚЄΩΝ ΝЄ, tripod surmounted by five apples; Π-V/Θ-Ι/Α across field.</p><p>Refs: Touratsoglou, Thessaloniki 80; Varbanov 4523; Moushmov 6815.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-antioch-in-pisidia-men-jpg.1147537/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman Provincial Æ 35 mm, 26.72 g, 6 h.</p><p>Pisidia, Antioch, AD 238-244.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, r., seen from rear.</p><p>Rev: COL CAES ANTIOCH, S-R, Mên standing r., wearing Phrygian cap, foot on bucranium, holding sceptre and Victory (standing r., on globe, holding trophy), resting elbow on column; behind his shoulders, crescent; to l., rooster standing, l.</p><p>Refs: RPC VII.2, — (unassigned; ID <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/3431" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/3431" rel="nofollow">3431</a>); Krzyżanowska XXII/94; BMC xix.187, 70.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-hadrianopolis-artemis-jpg.791406/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III, AD 238-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 9.53 g, 24.2 mm, 1 h.</p><p>Thrace, Hadrianopolis, AD 238-244.</p><p>Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN, Artemis standing left, holding patera and bow; stag at side.</p><p>Refs: BMC 30; Moushmov 2685; Varbanov 3888; Jurukova 476; SNG Cop --; Lindgren --; GIC --.</p><p>Notes: Obverse die match to Varbanov plate coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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