| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D. |  |
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| SP59982. 3 Roman Silver Antoniniani Each with a Different Reverse, Rome or Antioch mint, 29 Jul 238 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; each coin comes with a tag providing a description, attribution and historical information, they may be from the same emperor, 3 coins with a total price over $120 will be selected by Forum Staff from our online shop; $95.00 (€73.15) |
|   | One of the scarcest types of Gordian III. |
| SH45779. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 8667, RIC IV 219, RSC IV 380a, VF, weight 4.722 g, maximum diameter 24.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 242 - Feb 244 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse VICTORIA GORDIANI AVG, Victory advancing right, wreath in right, palm in left; rare; $310.00 (€238.70) |
|  | 'Courage' is depicted as a helmeted soldier, often a female, in armor holding a spear, parazonium, victory or a shield. Virtus and Mars can be distinguished since Mars is usually shown nude and Virtus is always shown clothed. |
| SH48399. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 273a, Cohen 384, aVF, weight 15.272 g, maximum diameter 30.7 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 240 A.D; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse VIRTVS AVG S C, Virtus standing half left, helmeted and in military dress, head left, resting right on shield set on ground, inverted spear in left; beautiful light green patina; $210.00 (€161.70) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Viminacium, Moesia Superior |  | Viminacium was a Roman Colony founded by Gordian III in 239 A.D. The usual legend is P.M.S. COL. VIM., abbreviating Provinciae Moesiae Superioris Colonia Viminacium. The usual type is a female personification of Moesia standing between a lion and a bull. The bull and the lion were symbols of the Legions VII and IV, which were quartered in the province. |
| SH63944. Bronze AE 28, Jekov & Hristova 12, AMNG I 83, SNG Cop 144, Nice VF, beautiful fern green patina, weight 17.726 g, maximum diameter 28.6 mm, die axis 0o, Viminacium mint, 242 - 243 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands over bull on left standing right and lion on right standing left, AN IIII (year 4 of the Viminacium colonial era) in ex; $200.00 (€154.00) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Tomis, Moesia Inferior |  | Hera was the wife and older sister of Zeus. She was a goddess of women and marriage. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her. |
| RP48668. Bronze 4 assaria, AMNG I/II 3390, VF, weight 12.487 g, maximum diameter 27.6 mm, die axis 190o, Tomis mint, obverse ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩC, Hera standing half left, patera in right, scepter in left, ∆ left; nice portrait; $185.00 (€142.45) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Tyre, Phoenicia |  | Astarte, a Phoenician fertility and war goddess, was the principal deity of the port city of Sidon. Other major centers of Astarte's worship were Tyre and Byblos, and she was worshipped as far west as Carthage, Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus. The Greeks associated her with Aphrodite. |
| RP57245. Bronze AE 27, Rouvier 2425; Mionnet Supp. VIII p. 309, 337; BMC Phoenicia p. 280, 424 var (reverse legend); SNG Cop -, aVF, weight 19.234 g, maximum diameter 30.3 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre mint, obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL [AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL TVR METR, Temple of Astarte with six columns, arch over center, Astarte in center placing uncertain object on trophy left, Nike on right, altar before temple flanked by palm and murex; interesting type; very rare; $175.00 (€134.75) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Berytos, Phoenicia |  | Named for the daughter of Augustus, Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Berytus was founded in 14 B.C. with veterans of the 5th and 8th legions. Herod the Great, Herod Agrippa I, and Herod Agrippa II built sumptuous monuments and sponsored gladiatorial combats at Berytos. After the siege of Jerusalem, Titus gave gladiatorial games at Berytos, in which the combatants were Jews. |
| RP53606. Bronze AE 27, BMC Phoenicia p. 87, 235; SNG Cop 123 var (lion in ex), VF, nice green patina, weight 14.754 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 30o, Berytos mint, obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG CS II P P, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL IVL AVG FEL / B-ER, tetrastyle temple; within, a facing crowned bust of Astarte flanked by cornucopia and military eagle; steps below, pellet in pediment, acroteria include Poseidon, Beroe, and Nike; galley right below; interesting type; rare; $170.00 (€130.90) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Deultum, Thrace |  | The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever. |
| RP63710. Bronze AE 24, Draganov Deultum 1020 ff. (same dies), SNG Deultum 1020 ff. (same), Jurukova Deultum 291, Choice gVF, weight 9.457 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 180o, Thrace, Deultum mint, obverse IMP GORDI-ANVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL• FL• PAC• - D-EVLT, Tyche-Fortuna standing left, wearing kalathos, rudder in right, cornucopia in left; $170.00 (€130.90) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria |  | In 242 A.D., Gordian III marched against the Persian invasion of the East, and relieved Antioch from siege. In 243, Shapur I retreated to Persia, giving up all the territories he conquered. |
| RP57239. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 874; Prieur 302; BMC Syria p. 212, 502; Dura 384, VF, weight 12.032 g, maximum diameter 27.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 241 - 244 A.D; obverse AVTOK K M ANT ΓOR∆IANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse ∆ΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, wreath in beak; below: crescent over ram running right with head turned back left; well centered, nice patina; $160.00 (€123.20) |
| Gordian III and Tranquillina, May 241 - 25 February 244 A.D., Mesembria, Thrace |  | Mesembria (Mesambria) was a Doric settlement on an island at the Black Sea coast. Today a man-made isthmus connects it to the mainland. The modern name is Nesebar, an important seaside resort. Several ancient churches and ruins are preserved on the peninsula. |
| GB63942. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov II 4195, SNG Cop 662, Moushmov 4009, BMC Thrace -, VF, nice green patina, weight 10.968 g, maximum diameter 26.5 mm, die axis 180o, Mesembria mint, May 241 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ CΕΒ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ (ΑΥΓ ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, confronting diademed and draped bust of Tranquillina left; reverse ΜΕCΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ, Hermes standing left, wearing petasus, purse in right, caduceus in left; $160.00 (€123.20) |
|  | Gordian III was a decendant of the Emperor Trajan and Gracchi brothers. The Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, were Roman plebeian nobiles who both served as tribunes in the late 2nd century B.C. They attempted to pass land reform legislation that would redistribute the major patrician landholdings among the plebeians, in addition to other reform measures. Both were assassinated for their efforts. |
| RS63952. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 197, RSC IV 307, aVF, weight 4.289 g, maximum diameter 21.1 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 238 - 239 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG, Annona standing left, grain in right over flaming altar on ground, cornucopia in left; nice portrait, well centered on a broad flan; rare; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Deultum, Thrace |  | Vespasian founded Deultum, settled with veterans of Legio VIII Augusta, on the west coast of Lake Mandren between Anchialus and Apollonia. |
| RP63737. Bronze AE 22, SNG Deultum 1355, Mushmov 3732, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 7.049 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 225o, Deultum mint, obverse IMP C GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL F L PAC DEVLT, tetrastyle temple with a two-tiered base, spiral fluted columns, and acroteria; Tyche stands facing within, head left, wearing kalathos, phiale in right, cornucopia in left; struck with a reverse die broken on right edge (interesting but not detracting); scarce; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | In 241, Gordian III arrived at Antioch and prepared with his army for an offensive against the Persians.
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| RX64518. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 3377; BMC Alexandria p. 242, 1864; Geissen 2642 var (EVCEB); Kampmann-Ganschow 72.78 var (EVCE); Dattari 4702 var (same); Emmett 3393 (R2), aVF, red patina with green encrustations, weight 12.565 g, maximum diameter 23.3 mm, die axis 315o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 240 - 28 Aug 241 A.D.; obverse Α Κ Μ ΑΝ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΕVC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse Asklepios standing left, patera in right over garlanded altar at feet, serpent-entwined staff in left, L∆ (year 4) above left; scarce; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D. |  | Providentia was an important moral and philosophical abstraction in Roman discourse. Cicero says it is one of the three main components of prudentia, "the knowledge of things that are good or bad or neither," along with memoria, "memory," and intellegentia, "understanding." The Latin word is the origin of the Christian concept of divine providence.
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| RS64543. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 172, RSC IV 196a, SRCV III 8634 var (Rome), Choice gVF, weight 4.456 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 239 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, globe in right, transverse scepter in left; scarce; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Odessus, Moesia Inferior |  | The Romans, whose fondness for new gods increased with the influence of their foreign conquests, introduced the worship of Serapis with the walls of their city; not, however, without opposition and resistance for a season on the part of the senate to the popular thirst after such novelties. Through the influence of P. Victor an altar was erected to Serapis in the Circus Flaminii, and it quickly assumed the form of a superb temple which, after its Alexandrine prototype, was called the Serapeon. The principal Italian cities, never far behind Rome, soon imitated her example, and it was not long before the worship of Serapis was extended from Italy by the different colonies sent from that country into Asia Minor. |
| RP51536. Bronze pentassarion, Varbanov 4492, AMNG 2363, gVF, weight 13.426 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 180o, Odessus mint, obverse AYT K M ANTWNIOC ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ, facing busts of Gordian III and Serapis; reverse Ο∆ΗCCΕΙΤΩΝ, Gordian in military attire standing left, Nike on globe in right, spear in left, foot on prow, E left; scarce; $140.00 (€107.80) |
| Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great |  | Simillar types with the club over lion reverse that identify only a single Neokorie in the reverse legend (no B) were struck under Severus Alexander, c. 231 - 238. Another similar issue is dated EOC, year 275 of the Actium Era (244 - 245 A.D.), on the reverse. They were probably struck for the visit of Philip I in 244. |
| RP58833. Bronze AE 26, AMNG III 741; BMC Macedonia p. 24, 118; SNG Cop 1375; SNG Bar 504; SNG Hunterian -; SNG Saroglos -; Lindgren -, aVF, rough, weight 10.578 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 180o, Beroea(?) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, head of Alexander the Great right, as Herakles, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕ∆ΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ, lion walking right, club left above; scarce; $140.00 (€107.80) |
| Gordian III Pius, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior |  | Nicopolis ad Istrum can be said to have been the birthplace of Germanic literary tradition. The Gothic bishop, missionary and translator Ulfilas (Wulfila) obtained permission from Constantius II to immigrate with his flock of converts to Moesia and settle near Nicopolis ad Istrum in 347. There, he invented the Gothic alphabet and translated the Bible from Greek to Gothic. |
| RP34260. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov I 4227, gVF, weight 11.818 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, die axis 195o, Nikopolis mint, obverse ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟC ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse ΥΠ CΑΒ ΜΟ∆ΕCΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, tetrastyle temple containing statue (of Asklepios?), pellet on pediment; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Gordian III and Tranquillina, May 241 - 25 February 244 A.D. Moesia Inferior, Istros |  | In 241 Timesitheus was appointed Praetorian Prefect . In May, Gordian married his daughter Tranquillina and she was made Augusta. The marriage was an admission of political indispensability of Timesitheus and Tranquillina's suitability as an empress. Tranquillina survived her husband. She had no sons with him but they may had a daughter, born after Gordian's death. |
| RP54135. Bronze pentassarion, Varbanov 691, AMNG I/I 528, VF, weight 13.509 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 180o, Istros mint, May 241 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡ∆IANOC CABI TRANKIΛIHN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right confronting draped bust of Tranquillina facing left; reverse ICTΡΙΗΝΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia, E in left field; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior |  | Renamed by Trajan after his sister, Ulpia Marciana, Marcianopolis was an important strategic center for centuries. The city was repeatedly destroyed by barbarian raids (Goths, Huns, Avars and others) but also was repeatedly rebuilt and prospered. During Valens' conflict with the Goths, Marcianopolis was a temporary capital of the empire and the largest city in Thrace. An Avar raid destroyed the city in 614 or 615.
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| RP64538. Bronze pentassarion, H-J Marcianopolis 6.37.36.4 (same dies); cf. Varbanov I 1994 (ANTWNIOC, E in left field); AMNG -, Choice VF, weight 12.491 g, maximum diameter 27.3 mm, die axis 180o, Markianopolis mint, Tullius Menophilus, consular legate; obverse Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΙ, ΑΥΤ Κ below, confronted draped busts; Gordian on left, laureate and draped from behind; Serapis on right, draped, kalathos on head; reverse ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Homonoia standing half left, wearing kalathos, patera in right, cornucopia in left, inverted E in right; $135.00 (€103.95) |
|  | In 241 Timesitheus was appointed the head of the Praetorian Guard, Gordian married his daughter Tranquillina, and she received the honorific title of Augusta. The marriage indicates Gordian correctly understood that Timesitheus was indispensable. Timesitheus died under suspicious circumstances in 243. Not long after losing his protector, Gordian was murdered by mutinous soldiers in February 244. |
| RB60655. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 306a, VF, weight 16.643 g, maximum diameter 32.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 241 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C, Gordian standing right, wearing military garb, spear in right, globe in left; nice portrait and reverse style; $130.00 (€100.10) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Edessa, Macedonia |  | Edessa, Macedonia struck coins from 27 B.C. to 268 A.D. Located on the Via Egnatia, the city prospered in under the Romans but disappeared from history after 500 A.D. In 304 B.C., Seleucus I Nicator commemorated Edessa, Macedonia by founding a city named Edessa in northern Mesopotamia. |
| RP62512. Bronze AE 25, Varbanov 3657 ff. var (obverse legend), SNG Cop 168 - 170 var (same), SNG ANS 265 var (same), BMC Macedonia 25 var (same), AMNG III -, VF/aVF, weight 9.656 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 225o, Edessa mint, obverse ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Ε∆ΕCCΑΙΩΝ, Roma seated left on cuirass, Nike in right, parazonium in left, Tyche standing behind crowing Roma with right, cornucopia in left; a few cleaning scratches on the reverse, nice green patina; rare variety; $125.00 (€96.25) |
| Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great |  | The Macedonian Koinon (community) was the political organization governing the autonomous Roman province of Macedonia and was responsible for issuing coinage. The individual cities, as members of the Koinon, sent representatives to participate in popular assembly several times each year.
The high point of the year was celebrations and matches in honor of Alexander and the Roman emperor held in Beroea (modern Verria) located about 75 km. west of Thessaloniki. This was the provincial center of the emperor cult, with the appropriate temple and privileges, first granted to the Koinon by Nerva. The title Neokoros, or "temple guardians" was highly prized and thus advertised on coins. Under Elagabalus the Koinon received a second neokorie, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely ∆ΙC (double in Greek). The title was rescinded but later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D. |
| RP58391. Bronze AE 26, Lingren II 1382; cf. AMNG III 618 (no star); SNG Cop 1369 (same); SNG Hunterian 742 (same); SNG Bar 502 (same); BMC Macedonia p. 24, 115 (1 neokorie), gF, weight 11.403 g, maximum diameter 25.7 mm, die axis 45o, Beroea(?) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, diademed head of Alexander the Great right; reverse ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕ∆ΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕ (NE ligate), Athena seated left, Nike in right, spear in left, resting left arm on shield, star in right field; $120.00 (€92.40) |
|  | Laetitia was a minor Roman goddess of gaiety, her name deriving from the root word laeta, meaning happy. |
| RS59560. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 8617, RIC IV 86, RSC IV 121, VF, weight 4.904 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 238 - 244 AD; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing left, wreath in right, anchor in left; $120.00 (€92.40) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Tomis, Moesia Inferior |  | The Roman poet Ovid was banished by Augustus to Tomis in 8 A.D. and died there eight years later. By his account, Tomis was "a town located in a war-stricken cultural wasteland on the remotest margins of the empire." |
| RP48205. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov 5567, AMNG I/II 3402, VF, cleaning scratches, weight 13.328 g, maximum diameter 26.8 mm, die axis 30o, Tomis mint, obverse ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from front; reverse ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩC (final C in right field), Demeter standing left, grain and poppy in right, long torch vertical in left, ∆ left; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great |  | For the Alexander commemorative series issued by the Koinon of Macedonia, AMNG is by far the best reference listing over 500 different varieties on 100 pages, an absolutely bewildering study. With few plate images and listing many minor variations, it is a challenge to use for anyone who does not speak German. Varbanov only lists coins of the Koinon with portraits of the emperor on the obverse. |
| RP56907. Bronze AE 28, cf. AMNG III 615 ff.; BMC Macedonia p. 24, 113 ff.; SNG Hunterian 742 - 743; SNG Saroglos 984; SNG Cop -, aVF, weight 13.408 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 180o, Beroea(?) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, diademed head of Alexander the Great right; reverse ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕ∆ΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩ (or similar), Athena seated left, Nike in right presenting wreath, spear in left, shield behind; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great |  | The Macedonian Koinon (community) was the political organization governing the autonomous Roman province of Macedonia and was responsible for issuing coinage. The individual cities, as members of the Koinon, sent representatives to participate in popular assembly several times each year.
The high point of the year was celebrations and matches in honor of Alexander and the Roman emperor held in Beroea (modern Verria) located about 75 km. west of Thessaloniki. This was the provincial center of the emperor cult, with the appropriate temple and privileges, first granted to the Koinon by Nerva. The title Neokoros, or "temple guardians" was highly prized and thus advertised on coins. Under Elagabalus the Koinon received a second neokorie, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely DIC (double in Greek). The title was rescinded but later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D. |
| RP58389. Bronze AE 27, AMNG III 720 var (rev legend), cf. SNG Hunterian 747 (Alexander diadamed); BMC Macedonia -, SNG Cop -, SNG Bar -, SNG Saroglos -, Lindgren -, aVF, reverse pitting, weight 12.387 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 45o, Beroea(?) mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΠΟΥ, head of Alexander the Great right, as Herakles, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕ∆ΟΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟ, Nike in galloping biga right; legend variation not in sources consulted, perhaps unpublished; very rare; $110.00 (€84.70) |
|  | This coin is dedicated to the goddess Fides for her good quality of preserving the public peace by keeping the army true to its allegiance. |
| RS59544. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 8609, RIC IV 1, RSC IV 86, aEF, weight 4.163 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, end of July 238 to end of July 239 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head left, standard in right, transverse scepter in left; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| RB57197. Bronze sestertius, RIC IV 535, Cohen 441, VF, weight 20.229 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 233 A.D.; obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P XII COS III P P, radiate Sol walking left, raising right, whip in left, S - C across fields; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Deultum, Thrace, Brockage |  | A brockage occurs when a blank is struck with a previously struck coin which adhered to the opposite die.Click here to read a detailed explanation. |
| ER62251. Bronze AE 24, Brockage, VF, weight 5.715 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, Deultum mint, obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse incuse of obverse; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Antiocheia, Pisidia |  | Gordian III was grandson of Gordian I and nephew of Gordian II. Made Caesar before the murders of Balbinus and Pupienus, he succeeded them. Little is known of his reign. He attacked Persia, gaining Mesopotamia. He died shortly after, through illness or plot of his Praetorian prefect and successor, Philip I. |
| RP57184. Bronze AE 28, Krzyzanowska p. 176 and pl. XXXI (II / 8 ), SNG Cop 73, SNG BnF 1249, BMC Pisidia -, SNGvA -, VF, weight 10.395 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 180o, Pisidia, Antiocheia mint, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AV, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right., from behind; reverse CAES ANTIOCH CL, emperor standing right, spear transverse in right, globe extended in left, S - R across field; $100.00 (€77.00) |
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