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Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.18 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian I, togate, standing left, holding branch in raised hand, wearing parazonium on hip and resting hand on its hilt. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 1-3; RSC 2. Lightly toned. Choice EF.
Gordian I and his son Gordian II share the dubious distinction of having the shortest reigns of any "legitimate" Roman emperors, together ruling a mere 22 days. Despite their brief production run, coins of Gordian I and II are notable for their excellent portraiture. The elder Gordian appears as a distinguished older gentleman with thin, hawkish features, while Gordian II is shown as a younger, plumper and prematurely balding man with a slight beard. This may indicate that official effigies of both were already at the Rome mint when their rebellion against Maximinus I broke out in Carthage, suggesting the whole episode was not as spontaneous as contemporary historians claimed.
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