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Hadrianopolis AE26 Moushmov 2695 of Gordian III

Gordian III Æ 26 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Athena standing left, spear in left hand, leaning on shield with right hand. SNGCop 584, BMC 31.

Lot No.3243. VF.

$ 225.

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.