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Ancient Rome 238-244 AD Gordian III w/ Hercules Reverse Silver Antoninianus in Slab (DOD)
Ancient Rome 238-244 AD Gordian III w/ Hercules Reverse Silver Antoninianus in Slab (DOD)
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Ancient Rome 238-244 AD Gordian III with Hercules Silver Antoninianus Reverse in Slab
Following the assassination of Severus Alexander, the Roman Empire was launched into a period of violence and uncertainty now called the Crisis of the Third Century. During this period, which lasted about fifty years, at least twenty-six men declared themselves Emperor of Rome. One of them was Gordian III. His predecessors -- who were his grandfather and father, Gordians I and II -- reigned only three weeks before suffering separate but violent deaths. Gordian III fared a little better, lasting six years before he, too, met a violent end. He was succeeded by Philip the Arab, who ushered in a few stable years in an otherwise rocky period.
The reverse of this Gordian coin features Hercules (Greek: Herakles), recognizable by the club he holds near his left leg.
Following the assassination of Severus Alexander, the Roman Empire was launched into a period of violence and uncertainty now called the Crisis of the Third Century. During this period, which lasted about fifty years, at least twenty-six men declared themselves Emperor of Rome. One of them was Gordian III. His predecessors -- who were his grandfather and father, Gordians I and II -- reigned only three weeks before suffering separate but violent deaths. Gordian III fared a little better, lasting six years before he, too, met a violent end. He was succeeded by Philip the Arab, who ushered in a few stable years in an otherwise rocky period.
The reverse of this Gordian coin features Hercules (Greek: Herakles), recognizable by the club he holds near his left leg.
