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Anchialus AE27 Moushmov 2940 of Gordian III

Gordian III and Tranquillina AE27 of Anchialus, Thrace. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOiC AVG CE TPANKVLEINA, draped busts face to face / OVLPIANWN AGCIAL-EWN, city gate with two conical towers & open, arched door.

Lot No.2691. nVF and Rare. 10.9g.

$ 450.

Valued at 10 Gold Leva in Moushmov.

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.