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Hadrianopolis AE26 Moushmov 2701 of Gordian III

Gordian III Æ 26mm of Hadrianopolis. AVT K M AVP GORDIANOC AVG, laureate bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, city gate, flanked by two towers. BMC 44, SGI 3652.

Lot No.3131. nVF.

$ 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.