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Hadrianopolis AE28 Moushmov 2707.2 of Gordian III

Gordian III AE28 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AV, laureate draped bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Dionysos, holding thyrsos, riding right on panther. Mionnet 778, Lindgren III A65A, Jurukova 482.

Lot No.2073. nVF with great detail on the panther.

$ 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.