At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united Roman Empire. Due to Gordian's age the imperial government was surrendered to the Senate.
In 241, Gordian was married to Furia Sabinia Tranquillina, daughter of the newly appointed praetorian prefect, Timesitheus. As chief of the Praetorian Guard and father in law of the Emperor, Timesitheus quickly became the de facto ruler of the Roman Empire.
During a successful campaign against the Sassanid Empire, Gordian III died - either in battle or via treason - and was succeeded by Marcus Julius Philippus, also known as Philip the Arab.
Reverse: Homonoia standing half left, raising right hand, holding double cornucopia; L S
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Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: facing eagle, head left, wreath in beak, ram between legs, running left under crescent, head turned back; ΔHMAPX__EΞ VΠATO B
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Weight: 10.6 g
Reverse: ORIENS AVG, Sol standing front, head lt., raising hand, holding globe
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Reverse: Nike standing on globe left, holding wreath and palm; TAPCOV M_H_TPOΠOΛEWC / A/M/K _ Γ/B
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Weight: 26 g
Reverse: turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩC A / A/M/K _ B/Γ
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Weight: 24.4 g
Reverse: advancing left, holding torch with two hands; AΔPIANOΠ_O_ΛEITΩN
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Weight: 10.92 g
Reverse: Altar between two serpents coiled about lighted torches; KVZIKH_N(ΩN)__NEΩKOP(ΩN)
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Weight: 10 g
Reverse: four standards, eagles on the middle two, wreaths on other two; N-I-K-A-I / EΩN
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Weight: 2.8 g
Reverse: Athena standing left, holding inverted spear and resting hand on shield; ΠOMΠHIOΠOΛEITΩN ςT / (AT)_ς
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Weight: 16.8 g
Reverse: turreted bust of Tyche right, Centaur Sagittarius above; AVP CEΠ__KOΛ CINΓAPA
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Weight: 10.5 g
Reverse: 6 grain ears bundled together; MHTP KAIC B N ET_Z
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Weight: 7.1 g
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Reverse: PM TR P V COS II P P, Gordian in military attire, standing facing right, holding spear and globe; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.02 g
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Reverse: P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, between bull and lion; AN III in exergue
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 22.48 g
AN III=Year 3
The lion and bull represent the two legions that were stationed there.
Reverse: Heracles? in tetrastyle temple facing, holding lion skin and club; COL F_L P_AC__DEV / LT
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Weight: 7.1 g
Reverse: Agnostic table with Agnostic crown on top, palm below; KOI ΠONT (MH)__NEOKAICAPI / A / ET PON
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Weight: 14.6 g
Reverse: IOVI STATORI S C / Jupiter, nude, standing front, head left, holding long sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand
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Weight: 20.63 g
Reverse: ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on cuirass, with Victory & scepter.
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Weight: 3.71 g
Reverse: VICTORIA AVG S-C, Victory advancing left carrying wreath & palm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 25.35 g
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Reverse: PROVID AVG, Providence standing left with scepter, pointing wand at globe at feet
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Reverse: FORT REDVX / Fortuna seated left, rudder in right hand, cornucopiae in left, wheel under seat
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Weight: 4.19 g
Reverse: Jupiter standing, facing, holding scepter and thunderbolt; IOVI__STATORI / S__C
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Weight: 15.45 g
Reverse: Pax walking left, holding branch and scepter; PAX_AETERNA / S__C
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Weight: 19.46 g
Reverse: Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; AETER_N_ITATI AVG
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Weight: 3.4 g
Reverse: Jupiter standing, facing, holding scepter and thunderbolt; IOVI__STATORI
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Weight: 2.84 g
Reverse: Jupiter standing left holding thunderbolt and scepter, small figure of Gordian III left; P M TR P II__COS P P
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Weight: 4.44 g
Reverse: Fides standing left, military ensign in left, transverse scepter in left; P M TR P II COS P P
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Weight: 3.51 g
Reverse: Gordian III standing right, holding spear and globe; SAECVLI FELICITAS
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Weight: 3.93 g
Reverse: Hercules standing right, resting hand on hip and leaning on club with lion skin, club set on rock; VIRTVTI AV_GVSTI
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Weight: 3.13 g
Reverse: Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; FORTVNA REDVX
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Weight: 4.75 g
Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; VICT_ORIA__AVG
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Weight: 4.52 g
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Reverse: Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor; LAETITIA AVG N
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Weight: 5.39 g
Reverse: Jupiter standing, facing, holding scepter and thunderbolt; IOVI__STATORI
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Weight: 4.63 g
Reverse: Felicity standing left with cauduceus and cornucopia; FELICITA_S TEMPORVM
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Weight: 4.6 g
Reverse: Hercules standing right, resting hand on hip and leaning on club with lion skin, club set on rock; VIRTVTI AVGVSTI
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Weight: 4.91 g
Reverse: Providentia standing left holding scepter and wand over globe; PROVIDENTIA AVG
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Weight: 5.04 g
Reverse: Pietas standing slightly left, raising hands; PIETAS AVGVSTI
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Weight: 3.4 g
Reverse: IOVIS STATOR / Jupiter standing front, head right, holding thunderbolt & scepter
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Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right on left and lion walking left on right; P M S CO_L VIM / AN·I·
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Weight: 7.7 g
Reverse: Serapis half left, modius on head, rising hand, holding scepter; AΔPIAN_O_ΠO_ΛEIT(ΩN)
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Weight: 10.7 g
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Reverse: P M TR P IIII COS II P P, emperor in military dress, standing right, holding transverse spear and globe
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.55 g
Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; O_ΔHC_CEITΩN / E
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Weight: 14.7 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left, bull standing right, lion standing left; P M S C_OL VIM AN II
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Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left, bull standing right, lion standing left; P M S C_OL VIM / ·AN IIII·
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Weight: 6.1 g
Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI - Hercules, naked, standing right, resting right hand on hip and resting left hand on club set on a rock; lion-skin beside club.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.35 g
Reverse: P M TR P V COS II P P - Gordian III, in military dress, standing right, holding spear in his right hand and globe in his left.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.45 g
Reverse: SECVRITAS PERPETVA - Securitas standing left with sceptre, leaning on column.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.51 g
Reverse: PM TR P VI COS II P P - Apollo seated left with branch and arm resting on lyre.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.52 g
Reverse: MARTI PACIFERO - Mars running left, holding branch, spear and shield.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 4.38 g
Reverse: SECVRITAS PERPETVA - Securitas standing left with sceptre, leaning on column.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.98 g
Reverse: P M TR P II COS P P - Jupiter standing with sceptre and thunderbolt held over Gordian standing to left.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.97 g
Reverse: AYTOK ΓOPΔIANOC ABΓAPOC BACIΛЄYC - Abgar standing left, presenting Nike to Gordian III, who sits to right on sella castrensis set on a small platform.
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 18.6 g
Gordian III with Abgar X Phraates.
Reverse: TAΡCOY MHTΡOΠOΛEΩC / A M K Γ B - Perseus on the left with winged sandals, standing right, holding harpa and cultus-image of Apollo Lykeios, the wolves in his left hand, fisherman right standing left, holding fishing rod with a fish and basket.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 26.17 g
Reverse: OΔΗCCEITΩN / E - Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and resting on shield; E in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 11.43 g
Gordian III and Tranquillina.
Reverse: LAETITIA AVG N - Laetitia standing right with wreath and anchor.
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Weight: 3.77 g
Reverse: bearded draped bust of Abgar X Frahad bar Manu right wearing diademed tiara; star left; ABΓAPOC BACIΛEVC
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Weight: 9.8 g
Reverse: Abgar X on horse right draped with diademed tiara; ABΓAPOC BACIΛEVC
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Weight: 15.4 g
Reverse: City goddess left seated on rocks, holding branch; Centaur Sagittarius above; river-god swimming below; AVP CEΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA
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Weight: 17.4 g
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Reverse: OΥΛΠIANΩN - AΓXIAΛEΩN, Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae.
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Reverse: OΔHCCЄITΩN: Nemesis standing left, holding wand over wheel, and sceptre.
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 13.54 g