{"product_id":"judod-n211","title":"Ancient Rome 238-244 AD Gordian III w\/ Hercules Reverse Silver Antoninianus in Slab (DOD)","description":"Ancient Rome 238-244 AD Gordian III with Hercules Silver Antoninianus Reverse in Slab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reverse of this Gordian coin features Hercules (Greek: Herakles), recognizable by the club he holds near his left leg.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52736960626977,"sku":"Jun.DOD-N211","price":74.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/N211.jpg?v=1779390524","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/judod-n211","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}