Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3306950, member: 80783&quot;]That is what people thought in the 19th century. Now it is the general consensus that it is Gordian II who is&nbsp; thinning on top.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is often not much hair left on well worn Sestertii on of either Gordian, so it is not the hairstyle that is best used to distinguish the junior from the senior (if you look closely, the guy on Nr.3 does actually have hair where it is not supposed to be!).</p><p><br /></p><p>The safest way to tell the son from the father on worn bronzes in my opinion ist that Gordian II usually shows a projecting lower jaw and lip, while Gordian I keeps his lips tight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three more Sestertii of the type - they are all again from the same obverse die that show the younger Gordian´s typical features:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]876265[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]876274[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]876270[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In my eyes the fact that all other Sestertii of this type of Gordian II seem to originate from one single obverse die makes it less likely that the OP coins can be genuine Gordian II´s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in