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Markianopolis AE28 Moushmov 761.1 of Gordian III

Gordian III Æ28mm of Markianopolis. M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, laureate draped bust right / MARKIANOPOLITWN, Demeter standing left with grain ears and long torch.

Lot No.3545. Fine.

$ 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.