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RIC 121 of Gordian III

Gordian III AV Aureus. 241 AD. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing right holding long torch with both hands. Cohen 39, Calicó 3191.

Lot No.7094. VF. 3.6g.

$ 35.

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.