Who came after Max Thrax? (Embarrassingly just had to look it up.) Oh yeah. Gordian I and II. Oof. Tough stuff. I never had those, and likely never will. Everybody’s got Gordie Three, of course, but let’s wait for someone to post his two rare predecessors before we begin that deluge.
We missed out Balbinus and Pupienus. (And I gather we've dropped the one-post-per-24h-per-member rule? )
Oops. I overlooked that rule. Sorry. Had Pupienus, but no pix remain. Have never had Balbinus. Want one someday. I shall now stand aside and follow the rule.
Here's a Balbinus antoninianus. Obv.: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: PIETAS MVTVA AVGG - Two hands clasping Mint: Rome (238 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.80g / 21mm / 6h References: RIC 12 RSC 17 BMC 74 Sear 8486 Acquisition/Sale: CGB Auction VSO 61 #198 24-Jun-2014 ATB, Aidan.
Balbinus AR Antoninianus April-June 238 22.5mm, 4.76 grams RIC IV, II 12 Heritage auctions, July 2021 Pupienus AR Antoninianus April-June 238 23mm, 4.08 grams RIC IV-II 10B Muzenkontor Kornblum, MAShops, August 2021
On to Philip I, then! An excuse to show off my elephant! Philip I, AD 244-249. Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.73 g, 22.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 247. Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and draped bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant guided by mahout with goad and wand, walking left. Refs: RIC 58; Cohen 17; RCV 8921; Hunter 31.
^Love the Elephant, here's my Philip I, and Philip II. Philip I, AR Antoninianus Rome mint, 244-247 CE 22mm, 4.71 grams RIC IV, III 49B, Sear 8969 The Time Machine, May 2021 Philip II, AR Antoninianus Rome mint, 247-249 CE 21mm, 4.25 grams RIC 226 V David Showers, Sunnyvale coin show, June 2021
Trajan Decius : September 249 – June 251 Trajan Decius (AD 249-251) AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.03 gm) Rome AD 249-250 Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, seen from behind Rev: DACIA, Dacia, wearing robe reaching feet, standing left, draco battle standard (not head of ass) in right hand. Ref: RIC 12
My best Decius by far Trajan Decius, AR Antoninianus Rome mint 23mm, 4.42 grams Cohen 4. RIC 11B Mars coins, June 2021
Here's my antoninianus of Herennius Etruscus. I bought it on eBay, and only after realised that it had come from another CoinTalk member - @maridvnvm