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Æ23 - Gordian III P M S COL VIM, AN III
| Issuer | Colonia Viminacium (Moesia Superior) |
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| Year | 241-242 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from behind, with the radiate crown rendered in low relief. The portrait exhibits the youthful physiognomy characteristic of this emperor, with short-cropped hair beneath the radiate diadem. The obverse legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, reading IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG in Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Moesia Superior stands facing left in the central field, rendered in a frontal pose with arms extended to either side. To her left stands a bull facing right, and to her right a lion faces left, both animals serving as the emblematic creatures of the two legions stationed in the province. The colonial mint formula and regnal year legend appear in the exergue and field, framed within a beaded border. |
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