Gordian III NEWP

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harasha
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  • nicholasz219
    nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
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    Congratulations, Harasha! That is a great looking example! I am a fan of these myself.
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  • nicholasz219
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    Also, nice job finding a piece with such nice clear legends. That is not so easy on these pieces as well as other emperors.
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  • harasha
    harasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The pieces from this location seem to have clearer legends than coins from elsewhere.
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  • bronzemat
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    Nice, I would like one of his in time.
  • JCMhouston
    JCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
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    Very nice Harasha.
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  • Swampboy
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    Very nice. I love that portrait.

    I read Latin legends fairly well but

    Greek ones not well at all. What do these say?

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  • harasha
    harasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Writing this on the fly, as I need to get to work, but the obverse simply is the Greek version of the emperor's name and title: Emperor M Ant Gordianus Caesar. The reverse: MHTPO - Metro (City) KAICA - I believe that this is the abbreviation for Caesarea. I am not sure about the last letters.
    ET[delta] - year 4, I believe.

    The design on the rear is Mt. Argaeus, the highest peak in the central Anatolian region, in modern day Turkey.
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  • Aethelred
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    Great coin from both a neat region and an interesting emperor. Well done lad.
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  • lordmarcovan
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    Nice. I have always found those Mt. Argaeus reverses interesting.

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