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Hadrianopolis AE23 Moushmov 2701v of Gordian III

Gordian III Æ 23mm of Hadrianopolis. AVT K M AVP GORDIANOC AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, city gate with three portals, flanked by two towers with conical tops.

Lot No.9002. VF and unusual three-portal gate!

$ 375.

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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.