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Large bronze
Hi friends
Snowing here :bangahead01: so i cant hunt,but i did some cleaning.
Here is one large Roman bronze coin III century .. Philip I
244 - 249
Gordian III was a fairly popular ruler when Philip, a Romanized Arabian, was selected as Praetorian Prefect. This was a highly influential post and one of Philip's duties under Gordian was the control of military supply logistics. Because he was ambitious and longed to be emperor himself he manipulated and purposefully mismanaged the soldiers' food supply in hopes of pinning the blame on the emperor. This worked quite well and the hungry soldiers mutinied and killed Gordian. Before the treasonous conspiracy could be investigated, Philip finished the game plan by proclaiming himself emperor and the Senate went along.
Philip turned out to be a successful leader on the battlefield. He negotiated a peace treaty with the Persians and headed back to Rome. When new revolts sprouted along the Danube, he sent off Trajan Decius to take care of them. This was poor judgment on his part because Decius would wind up doing such a good job that his soldiers arbitrarily promoted him to Augustus. Philip mustered an army to take on Decius but was beaten and killed in the battle.
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Fascinating old coin and great little history lesson, thanks for sharing :popcorn:
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Beautiful old bronze coin and great history on it Marvs thumbsup01
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Thats an amazing find!!
I can't even imagine :thinkingabout: finding a coin with only three number in the year !! :shocked01:
Congrats :grin:
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Nice Coin Marcus,now thats the marcus We all love,giving up some history with the coin,that coin cleaned up real nice...We gots lots of snow here :frozen: ,been so long since i tected not sure which end of it i hang onto :grin: do i swing it or does it swing me :thinkingabout: take care and keep the finds coming,Dave
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:shocked04: Wow, it must be nice having the rich history you do in your area of the world! I have to walk the plowed fields to find stuff that old here in Kentucky of U.S. A. (Native American artifacts) :) Thanks for the history lesson. Would love to see some pics of your community and your hunting grounds.
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Wow that's a sweet find Marcus
At least you have something to keep busy with over the winter,hope you can get out and hunt soon!
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Another awe inspiring find. I wish I could hunt areas like that! :envious: :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :envious: thumbsup01
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everytime i see you posting a find marcus i know im about to go to school.. the history that goes along with that coin is phenominal,, BANNER if we had one .. keep swinging marcvs you rock :peace:
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Amazing all that went on back then. Great to have a piece of that history in your hands I bet. Thanks Marcus. :clapping:
Poker Jim
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Nice looking coin. It is in remarkable shape for it's age. It seems like some coins from that period survive very well and others are barely readable. Did you clean it with electrolysis?? I would not want to be ruler in them times...I would trust NO ONE lol :shocked01:
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That's sweet Marcus , I can't even find rocks that old around here. thumbsup01 8)
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Amazing find and great back story. thumbsup01
It must be a great feeling to hold such a nice piece of history in your hands.
Sure cleaned great. :yes:
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Awesome old coin, congrats.
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Sweet find Buddy !! Stay warm Pal :beerbuddy:
Dave :interesting:
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SAAweet coinage and thanks for the history Marcus!!!
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That is beyond amazing. Incredible!! Thank you for sharing! I love you posts :happydance01:
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I love seeing your finds,being a collector of Roman coins(I have to buy mine) and a student of Roman history.Also like your avatar a late Republic-early empire Legionnaire wearing Mail armor,not the segmented plate armor always portrayed in movies.
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:smitten: :smitten: :smitten: I love it Marcus, awesome coin :drool: :drool: :drool: