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Hadrianopolis AE27 Moushmov 2684 of Gordian III

Gordian III AE27 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC AV, laureate head right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Apollo standing right, naked except for mantle flowing from shoulders, shooting a bow. SNG Cop 575, BMC 28.

Lot No.3107. VF.

$ 375.

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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.