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S2475.2 of Gordian III

Gordian III Denarius. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus standing right feeding snake held in arms. RIC 129a, RSC 325.

Lot No.7093. nVF. 2.8g.

$ 35.

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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.