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RIC 115 of Gordian III

Gordian III Denarius. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / PM TR P III COS II PP, Gordian standing right with spear and orb.

Lot No.7085. VF. 2.5g.

$ 55.

Gordian III was the grandson of Gordian I and nephew of Gordian II, and was in Rome when Balbinus and Pupienus were murdered in 238 AD. After serving briefly as Caesar, then, he was raised to Augustus and served until 244 AD when he was murdered at the instigation of Philip the Arab.