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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 7482592, member: 15588&quot;]I&#039;ve always liked the Gordian III coins - the extreme level of Roman artistry means that anyone can easily tell that he was fairly young when his coins were created. Which makes sense, since he died aged only 19 in 244. His relatively short reign doesn&#039;t appear incredibly significant overall, though he apparently opened the Temple of Janus&#039; doors for the last time in Roman history. The coin below just arrived today. The obverse could be better, it has some very visible wear on the high points, but it&#039;s still fine. The much cleaner and detailed reverse attracted me to the coin, especially considering its pretty decent price. The coin also has a little heft to it and feels fairly substantial in hand. Decent coin, decent price, I can deal with it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294670[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1294671[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>GORDIAN III AR silver antoninianus. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right. Reverse - P M TR P VI COS II PP, Gordian standing right with globe &amp; spear. RSC 276. 22mm, 5.3g. 242-243 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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