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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Crisis & Decline| ▸ |Gordian II||View Options:  |  |  | 
Gordian II Africanus, c. 18 or 22 March - c. 12 April 238 A.D.

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus was the son of Gordian I and proclaimed Augustus by his father during the senatorial revolt against the cruel emperor Maximinus. Gordian II led the improvised military campaign, but was easily defeated and killed. His body was unrecognizable after the carnage. Hearing the news, his father committed suicide.

|Gordian| |II|, |Gordian| |II| |Africanus,| |c.| |18| |or| |22| |March| |-| |c.| |12| |April| |238| |A.D.||sestertius|
To the ancient Romans, Rome was "Roma Aeterna" (The Eternal City) and "Caput Mundi" (Capital of the World). The empire is history but Rome is still today, the eternal city. Rome's influence on Western Civilization can hardly be overestimated; perhaps a greater influence than any other city on earth, making important contributions to politics, literature, culture, the arts, architecture, music, religion, education, fashion, cinema and cuisine.SH08390. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 5 (S); Cohen V 9; BMCRE VI p. 247, 23; Hunter III 6; SRCV III 8470, aVF, bold and fine portrait; no signs of the tooling or smoothing that often plagues these rare coins, weight 18.57 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, Mar-Apr 238 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ROMAE AETERNAE (to eternal Rome), Roma seated left on shield (throne back also visible in background) holding Victory on globe and scepter, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; SOLD


|Gordian| |II|, |Gordian| |II| |Africanus,| |c.| |18| |or| |22| |March| |-| |c.| |12| |April| |238| |A.D.||denarius|
 SH32818. Silver denarius, RIC IV-1 2; BMCRE VI 28; RSC III 12, Choice VF, weight 2.821 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 238 A.D.; obverse IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate and draped bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm; full circles strike, very dark toning; rare; SOLD







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Cohen, H. Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain, Vol. 5: Gordian I to Valerian II. (Paris, 1885).
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Mattingly, H. & R.A.G. Carson. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, Vol. 6: Severus Alexander to Pupienus. (London, 1963).
Robinson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow, Vol. III. Pertinax to Aemilian. (Oxford, 1977).
Seaby, H.A. & D.R. Sear. Roman Silver Coins, Volume III, Pertinax to Balbinus and Pupienus. (London, 1982).
Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and Their Values III, The Accession of Maximinus I to the Death of Carinus AD 235 - AD 285. (London, 2005).
Vagi, D. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. (Sidney, 1999).

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