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Æ23 - Gordian III P M S COL VIM, AN IIII
| Issuer | Colonia Viminacium (Moesia Superior) |
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| Year | 242-243 |
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| Weight | 7.26 g |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gordian III facing right, depicted from the rear in the manner typical of Viminacium provincial coinage. The radiate crown, composed of pointed rays, frames the imperial effigy, conveying solar associations befitting the emperor's divine status. The cuirass and drapery are rendered with conventional provincial workshop detail. The encircling obverse legend reads IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG in Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG |
| Reverse description | The emperor Gordian III, laureate and clad in military dress, stands facing left at centre, pouring a libation from a patera held in his right hand over a flaming altar, while his left hand holds an oblique spear or hasta. Flanking the imperial figure are two legionary vexilla: the left standard is surmounted by the forepart of a bull, emblem of Legio VII Claudia, and the right standard is surmounted by the forepart of a lion, emblem of Legio IIII Flavia Felix, both garrisoned in Moesia Superior. The encircling reverse legend P M S COL VIM and the dating formula AN IIII in the field record the fourth year of the Viminacium colonial era, corresponding to AD 242–243. |
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