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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petitioncrown, post: 1944952, member: 7345&quot;]<b>Roman Empire GORDIAN I&nbsp; AD 238 Sestertius</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excessively Rare in this incredible condition. This brass Sestertius which depicts Gordian I. It is breathtaking. Gordian held the rank of praetorian governor of Lower Britain in 220-222 and became Caesar who only ruled Rome for 3 weeks in 238AD.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian I was Marcus Antonius&nbsp; Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus, the emperor known to history as Gordian I. Gordian was the father of at least two children: a son, Gordian II He had a daughter who had a son who became the emperor Gordian III.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian II, the son of Gordian I died in battle and Carthage was captured; and the elder Gordian I committed suicide, reportedly by hanging himself with his belt. Gordian&#039;s reign lasted all but three weeks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When the news of this disaster of Gordian I and Gordian II reached Rome, the Senate proclaimed a pair of elderly members of the board of twenty, Pupienus and Balbinus, as rulers in his place. This led to a riot, sparked by friends of the deceased Gordian I, and Gordian&#039;s thirteen-year old grandson Gordia III was proclaimed as Caesar to Pupienus and Balbinus. The selection is remarkable in that Pupienus had two mature sons (both had already been a consul), and suggests clearly that there was a lack of organization amongst the opponents of Maximinus since the ready explanation for the choice of the young Gordian as Caesar is that a Gordian&#039;s associates were trying to secure their interests by promoting the interests of his family against those of others. Gordian&#039;s death, however, did not end the senate&#039;s desire to rid themselves of Maximnus Thrax. The revolt continued in Rome, Marcus Antonius Gordian, and Gordian III Reigned 238-244 AD The Emperor Gordian III. was born in 225 AD and died 244 AD The relationship of Gordian III is that he was the grandson of Gordian I proclaimed Caesar. By the end of 238, Gordian III was universally recognized as sole emperor of the Roman world.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.petitioncrown.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.petitioncrown.com" rel="nofollow">www.petitioncrown.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/petitioncrowncoin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/petitioncrowncoin" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/petitioncrowncoin</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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