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                CNG - Gordian II. AE Sestertius. ROMA. RRR!
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               Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval
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     Gordian II. 238 AD. Æ Sestertius (15.00 gm). IMP CAES M ANT
     GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right /
     ROMA AETERNAE S C, Roma seated left, holding small Victory and
     sceptre. RIC IV 5; Cohen 9. Fair. Very Rare. 716309

     In 238 AD, the Roman Empire groaned under the tyranny of
     Maximinus I Thrax, a hulking usurper who relentlessly squeezed
     the upper classes. In March of that year, a group of North
     African nobles rebelled and murdered the procurator who had been
     sent to enforce the Emperor's harsh exactions. Realizing their
     only hope lay in somehow deposing Maximinus, they turned to the
     governor of Africa, Marcus Antonius Gordianus, an 80-year old
     Senator with a distinguished career and vast wealth at his
     disposal. A holdover from an earlier, calmer age, Gordian was a
     fairly typical Roman aristocrat with a literary and philosophical
     bent. At first refusing their pleas, Gordian accepted the purple
     on March 19th. He immediately appointed his son of the same name
     as his co-ruler; the younger Gordian set about collecting an army
     to make their usurpation stick. Messages were sent from Carthage
     to the Roman Senate, which eagerly approved the Gordians'
     elevation and declared Maximinus, who was campaigning in Germany,
     a public enemy. Coins were struck with their names and effigies;
     the Gordians' program, which proclaimed a return to
     constitutional rule, was widely published.

     Meanwhile, back in Africa, events took a disastrous turn. The
     governor of neighboring Numidia backed Maximinus and marched
     against the Gordians with a well-trained army. Gordian II marched
     out of Carthage to meet them with a hastily assembled rabble,
     which was easily dispersed. Gordian II died on the battlefield;
     his father hung himself either just before or after the battle.
     Their joint reign had lasted all of 22 days, a record for
     brevity.

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