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Gordianus Pius Colosseum
kc:
I am happy to got this beautiful medaillon..a dream came true, I always wanted to have a Colosseum :laugh:
Gordianus Pius Medaillon
Obv. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. MVNIFICENTIA GORDIANI AVG, Colosseum - within, bull on left fighting elephant on right; to left, Fortuna standing facing behind the Meta Sudans, her head left and holding rudder; to right, statue within small temple or shrine.
Mint: Rome, 244 AD.
37mm 34,84g
Cf. Gnecchi II 23 (pl. 104, no. 6); Banti 54.
Ex Lanz 128, 22 May 2006, lot 654.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=175895
Timestheus:
+++ ... sure, thats a coin of the day.. or week... or year ;)
Virgil H:
I love it.
Virgil
kc:
Thank you, Jörg and Virgil :)
Joe Sermarini:
Wow!
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