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Nikopolis AE28 Moushmov 1494v of Gordian III

Gordian III AE28 of Nikopolis ad Istrum. Laureate, draped bust right / Concordia standing left holding patera & cornucopiae.

Lot No.2823. gFine but rare.

$ 155.

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.