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238-244 Roman Empire Gordian III Copper Sestertius

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238-244 Roman Empire Gordian III Copper Sestertius
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238-244 Roman Empire Gordian III copper Sestertius, Rome mint, obverse engraved laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian right, lettering IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, reverse engraved Virtus standing left holding spear and branch, shield at feet, lettering VIRTVS AVG S C, RIC 273, D: 30 mm, 15.29 grams. Gordian III was the grandson of Gordian I and nephew of Gordian II. He was proclaimed Caesar shortly before the murder of Balbinus and Pupienus, and he succeeded them. Little is known about his reign. In 242 A.D. he embarked on a campaign against the Persian Kingdom which was so successful the Persians had to evacuate Mesopotamia. However, Gordian III died shortly after, through illness or the machinations of his Praetorian prefect and successor, Philip I. PROVENANCE: Private collection of Ken Dorney, classical numismatist dealer