Years ago I decided to add an ancient silver Roman coin. While Roman coins are a dime a dozen in copper, I wanted to have one struck from silver so I bought this silver coin of Gordian III, who became Roman emperor in 238 A. D. and ruled until 244 A. D.
Looking online I noticed that there are many variations of the reverse of this coin.
Looking online I noticed that there are many variations of the reverse of this coin.
What is interesting about my example is how the head appears to be well struck and does not exhibit much wear on it but the text, especially on the reverse, appears to be "dissolved" a little. I wonder if this coin was recovered from a ship where the obverse was faced down and the reverse facing up constantly in contact with the harsh elements of a salty sea.
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