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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Who slabs a provincial of Gordian III from Moesia Inferior? Busted it out!

    20190531_200947.jpg 20190531_201406.jpg Gordian III and Serapis Dionysopolis Hygeia.jpg
    Gordian III, AD 238-244.
    Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 12.49 g, 26.6 mm, 7 h.
    Moesia Inferior, Dionysopolis, AD 238-241.
    Obv: AVT K M (below)/ANTWNIOC ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, facing draped bust of Serapis, left, wearing modius.
    Rev: ΔΙΟΝVCΟΠ-ΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Hygieia standing left, feeding serpent from a patera; E in lower left field.
    Refs: Varbanov 559; AMNG I 395 var.; BMC 3, p.24, 4; Mionnet Suppl 2, 82; Moushmov 133; SNG Budapest 31; Jekov 49; SNRIS Dionysopolis 12.

     
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  3. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Well done!

    Is there a tongue coming out of Salus' snake on that coin?
     
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Yes, that's what's so cool about it!
     
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  5. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    NGC do as well :arghh: Great coin RC. Nikopolis gate.jpg
    Roman Provincial, Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, Gordian III (238-244 AD) Æ 27 (12.43g) Sabinius Modestus, legatus consularis., City Gate, Obv.: Laureate and draped bust right. Rev.: Arched gate flanked by two roofed towers with arched windows in uppermost story. Varbanov 4182. Rare! NGC XF.
     
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  8. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

    I recently got a Gordian III antoninianus - a common one - in an ICG slab on eBay for around $13. I can't figure out why anybody would bother.

    It is still in plastic - after 30+ years of collecting, it is my only slab and having it makes me feel like a Real Big Time Coin Collector:smug::

    Gordian III slab Mar 2019 (1).JPG

    Gordian III slab Mar 2019 (2).JPG
     
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