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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 8210862, member: 87200&quot;]The first coin I ever purchased was an antoninianus of Gordian III from a coin shop in Pearl City, HI (in a shopping mall) in 1979 at the age of 9 for $30. While I sold the collection when I was 18 (to raise funds for attending college) it was this type to announce the beginning of the Persian War. Written in the Accusative case, the coin announces Mars the Defender (or Champion).</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian was the last emperor to open the temple of Janus on the commencement of hostilities. Whether Gordian died in the battle of Raesena in Mesopotamia or was eliminated by his Praetorian Prefect Philip the Arab, successor of Timisitheus we will never know:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Nowadays I have numerous Gordian III coins but true enough the last coin I purchased (on Thursday) was a Gordian III AETERNITATI type with Sol. Since I haven&#039;t received it yet I can&#039;t share a photo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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