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Anchialus AE27 Moushmov 2936 of Gordian III

Gordian III & Tranquillina AE27 of Anchialus, Thrace. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AVG CEB TPANKVLEINA, confronted busts / OVLPIANWN AGCIANLEWN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, with serpent climbing staff to left.

Lot No.3242. nVF with a pleasant sandy patina.

$ 145.

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.