Gordian III (238-244 AD) Fantasy Piece Hammered Æ Roman Empire Copper Medallion Museum Reproduction CRM0038
38,00 €
Fantasy Æ Copper Medallion (35.1mm, 31.21g.) A fantasy piece combining the bust of Gordian with the reverse form a rare medallion of Constans. 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.
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DESIGN:
Obverse side
Laureate, cuirassed bust left, with spear in right hand
Legend:
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FELIX AVG
Reverse side
Galley with rowers; the emperor, in a military dress, and with buckler and lance, stands on the deck in the attitude of hurling the lance downwards, as if at a figure swimming in the sea. On the prow of the galley is a Victory, with garland and palm branch; at the stern are two ensigns. On the shore is seen a lighthouse of some other edifice
Legend:
BONONIA OCEANEN
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