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Deultum AE23 Moushmov 3734 of Gordian III

Gordian III AE23 of Deultum, Thrace. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate draped bust right / COL F L PAC DEVLTVM, diagonal view of front & side of shrine with peaked roof, Aesklepios within leaning on serpent staff.

Lot No.2630. nVF with stunning perspective rendering of the Shrine of Asclepius.

$ 245.

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.