GordianAppreciator101

Really interesting thread. Recently had a rundown with a Gazelle/Antelope...etc of Gallienus that took me a long time to identify. Wildwinds couldn't help me as most ofthen than not they simply claimed "gazelle or antelope walking left", leaving me as I was before checking.

AE Radiatus of Diocletian. Heraclea mint. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG/CONCORDIA MILITVM A gift from fellow member @Ronalovich. We had been debating the original seller pics for weeks trying to find out whether it was silvered or just an overexposed pic. Spoiler alert: It was not silvered. Next: Carausius, the man whose coins had more silvering than Diocletian's.

1. Victorinus 2. Severus Alexander 3. Gallienus 4. Decius Not going to try with the reverses cause I've got no idea lol.

Out of all the Crisis of the Third Century, Probus was actually one of the few to at least "fake" following the Senate after his predecesor Tacitus' appointment and strengthening of the Roman entity. This is why we have so many consular busts of his, something really uncommon otherwise. Diocletian would eventually just throw everything out the window.

A rather common Byzantine, yet my only one: Leo VI and Alexander. Simple, easy to find in large quantities and crunchy to the bite (Do not try this at home).

Really like Antioch Trebonianus for some reason. I have eyed his coins for a long time now. Perhaps it is time to get me one of those Victorias that look so good.

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Those are some really lovely coins you have @Severus Alexander. I'm glad you posted some cause I actually wasn't sure which coins were which and I mostly followed the examples given in augustuscoins.com so my knowledge has overall been expanded.

Although there are many experts on coinage here, with many years of experience behind them, for less experienced collectors attempting to collect Diocletian the whole endeavour can get rather confusing. If we choose to ignore his partner Tetrarchs and all his other more valuable denominations, we are still surrounded by several different denominations that have no particular proper naming. Antoninianus, Follis (Nummus), Argenteus, Solidus... All those are well known names, accepted by the entire community, however, when we start to get even more speciffic, other terms may arise, like the now common Aurelianiani, used to describe coins from Aurelian's reform onwards. These are easily distinguishable by the change in portraiture from the previous Antoniniani, as well as by the silver wash they often received, even if the actual silver content was near to none. For Diocletian, we find an amalgamation of different coin types, created during his short-lived reform, which resulted in the introduction of the Follis (Later described as Nummus) as the proper base coin. The follis was often Silver washed, like the Aurelianiani. However, the following coins, which are much rarer, weren't even silvered. Before those coins were minted there were Aurelianiani, which he minted for a while. first one is, of course, the Aurelianiani. He, along with Maximian, minted those while he planned his many reforms and fought against Carausius, who also minted Aurelianiani of his own. However, by 294 it was obvious a change was needed, so he decided to create a whole new coin that maintained the aesthetic essence of the Antoninianus, but still was different from the original. Below are the ones I own: What are these ones called? Post-Reform Radiate, Radiate Fraction... There are many names for these but none that sound particularly...good? I'm not going to propose any as that's beyond me. I have seen it called Radiatus, which sounds (Excuse the pun) quite Rad. But I'm not fully convinced. These coins show a bigger head while maintaining the Aurelianiani's slow decay in portraiture (still intentional, unlike 5th century mintage) and often share the same reverse. This was mostly for standardization purposes. They are also often confused with previous Aurelianiani because of their similar looks. I sure was, as I thought I had bought a Maximian Aurelianiani when I bought the one on the right. The next coin in line are Laureates or Laureati. There's not much information about these other than what their name mentions: the shown emperor wears a laurel, rather than a radiate crown. They were often identified as Sestertii or Ases, yet they are so late and distinct that eventually they began to be called Laureates. The one below was taken from Augustuscoins.com It is also mentioned that some coins called "Denarii" existed during this time, apparently worth 1/1,000 of a Solidus, which is basically worthless. These are, of course, not related in any way to the Pre-Reform Denarii, which had become ever so scarce which every emperor past the 250s. In fact, this denarius most of the time wasn't even silver, but mere copper. This coin is from an auction in 2001, proving how rare these are. I have seen these called Laureati B, in comparison to the previous one, called Laureati A. And that would be all from my part. I don't know much about these coins but I'm very interested in their obscure history so I thought I'd make a post to get the ball rolling. Do any of you own one of these rare coins? Most of the info was taken from Augustuscoins.com

Given the short ammount of time from one to the other, I'd say it is very possible. It's an interesting thought, going from minting for a usurper to minting for the emperor in a month, then a month passes and that emperor is no more.

Really good looking place. Love the colour scheme. 💯

Could this be a barbarous Ant minted with stolen dies? Or something of the likes? Perhaps the dies were damaged and whoever got them tried to make of them what they could.

You own a Laelianus? That's nice. One step closer to the full Gallic Collection. If only we knew where all coins of Domitian II went...

Those are some really impressive coins! You're definitely excused from not owning an ant. 😆 With that Aureus not only today, but back then you could buy quite a few Antoniniani.

Gordianposting, my favourite thing to do. My budget is humble so I'm very careful with that coins I purchase. This was, for example, my first online purchase! Really worth every cent. The beginning of a long passion for the little guy that could rule an empire.

Just saw those Siliquae now. They look gorgeous! Beardless Julian II is so odd 😆which makes it much more interesting than other beardless emperors that never tried to change their style.

Gordian III AR Antoninianus. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / MARS PROPVG, Mars walking right. Next: Another Roman God on an Antoninianus.

I have recently posted this coin on another forum post recently, however, given that it is my only provincial, it is adequate that I post it again here. This is a Gordian III and Tranquillina AE27 from Anchialos (Αγχίαλος) known in latin as Ulpia Anchialus. I don't easily remember what province that city is in, and in fact, to write this line I had to search it up again: Thrace. Marked in red in the map above, it is very close to Deultum, another famous provincial mint that produced very high quality provincials during the early and mid 3rd Century. They both follow the typical provincial pattern, praising both local Gods on the reverse and the emperor of the time on the obverse, often accompanied by his wife or close female relative. Nowadays, modern Anchialus sits under the Bulgarian city of Pomorie, which, from what I've seen, looks like a beautiful almost-island place.

@maridvnvmlovely Gordians. I need to get me the full collection of Marcianopolis Gordians, with each Governor that ruled during his reign: Tullus Menophilus, Sabinius Modestus and Prosius Tertullianus. Fun fact: Governor Tullus Menophilus was the leader of the defenders' side during the Siege of Aquileia that managed to hold out long enough for the besieging army to mutiny against Maximinus Thrax and his son Maximus, paving the way for Gordian III to rise. Sadly, Menophilus got ridden of in 242, posisbly by Timesitheus and possibly because he feared his popularity.

My dual portrait: Gordian III and Tranquillina from Anchialus, showing Tyche with a cornucopia.

That's a beautiful coin! Thanks for sharing.

That's so nice! Really beautiful colours. 😄

Welcome to the forums! Those are some nice Faustinas

Pogbus. @LeoYou have a competitor in this forum thread.

My three little Gordians, each representing a phase of Gordian III's reign. The first, the Vigintiviri Regency of the Senate and the obscure years between 238 and 241. (Much like Antoninus' lack of writing, obscurity often means stability), the second represents the conflict that would see his demise, with Mars leading the ill-fated way to Ctesiphon and the third represents Gordian's Private Life, with Timesitheus and Tranquillina making an appearance.