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Odessos AE28 Moushmov 1670 of Gordian III

Gordian III & Serapis AE28 of Odessos, Thrace. AVT M ANT GORDIANOC AVG, confroned draped busts / ODECCITWN, Nemesis standing left with scales, rod and wheel at foot, E to left.

Lot No.2829. VF and a scarce type.

$ 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.