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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1464130, member: 19463&quot;]<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac53gor.html" rel="nofollow">T</a>here was a time that most posts about Gordian III were how to confuse him with the rare coins of Gordian I and II but now there is more interest in the boy himself just because his coins are not expensive.&nbsp; There are enough that you can be really picky about quality.&nbsp; The Bargain Bin example is high grade and a better reverse type with GERM (coins mentioning a place always seem more popular).&nbsp; On the other hand there are a lot of very ordinary Gordian III coins that should not bring more than $20 in ordinary shape or $40 in higher grade.&nbsp; Condition is everything to most collectors but I have been known to buy coins for strange reasons.&nbsp; For example I bought the one below because it is higher than average weight, Antioch mint and (especially) has great sideburns. </p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH]183280.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>Still, Gordian is a pretty inconsequential ruler in the grand scheme of things and I might prefer buying a &#039;first silver&#039; of Philip I who was a &#039;real&#039; ruler, harsh looking and has many more interesting reverses for not much higher prices than Gordian.&nbsp; Of course most of us eventually will want a dozen or two of each but that is a matter of the addictive nature of the hobby.</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/philip.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/philip.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/philip.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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