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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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939
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000
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Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Gordian II the African (238). Sesterce in the name of Gordian II Caesar ND (March–April 238), Rome.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II facing right.
Rev. P M TR P COS P P / S - C. Emperor Gordian standing on the left, wearing a toga and a laurel wreath, holding an olive branch in his right hand and the parazonium in his left.
RIC.7 – British Museum 1872,0709.831; Bronze – 24.02 g – 31 mm – 12 h
NGC Ch F 4/5 2/5 scratches (8769658-034).
The fields are slightly scraped, a feature from an earlier period. Wear is even across the reliefs. With a fine brown patina. A very rare issue for Gordian II Caesar. Very Fine to Very Good.
The short reign of Gordian I Africanus is best known through Herodian’s History and his coinage. After a long career, at the age of 80, he became proconsul of the Roman province of Proconsular Africa. He was proclaimed Emperor in opposition to Maximinus I the Thracian and his tax demands. He was aided by his son Gordian II, Caesar, who faced the Third Augustan Legion, which had remained loyal to Maximinus and was led by the legate Capellianus. Gordian II was killed in battle and Gordian I took his own life after a reign of about one month. Following the reigns of Pupienus and Balbinus in early 238, it was ultimately his grandson, Gordian III, who was confirmed as Emperor.
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Lot description modified on 09/01/2026 at 12:19 PM
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