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Markianopolis AE26 Moushmov 771 of Gordian III

Gordian III Æ26mm of Markianopolis. Magistrate Tullius Menophilus. M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate draped bust right / VP MHNOFILOU MARKIANOPOLITWN, Nemesis/Aequitas standing left holding scales and cubit rod, wheel at foot.

Lot No.3547. VF with a great green patina.

$ 75.

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.