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Æ23 - Gordian III P M S COL VIM, AN II
| Issuer | Colonia Viminacium (Moesia Superior) |
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| Year | 240-241 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, with the radiate crown prominently depicted. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features of Gordian III, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. A Latin legend encircles the bust along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG |
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Viminacium, a legionary fortress at the confluence of the Mlava and Danube rivers, became a Roman colony under Gordian III — likely in 239 AD — and immediately began issuing its own bronze coinage. Uniquely among provincial mints, Viminacium dated its coins by a local civic era beginning from that colonial grant, making AN II a precise chronological anchor rather than a regnal approximation.
The Moesian legions had played a decisive role in elevating Gordian III after the murders of Pupienus and Balbinus in 238. The colonial privilege extended to Viminacium may reflect that political debt.