Gordian III, AE21, Varbanov I 104

Gordian III
As Augustus, 238-244 A.D.

Coin: AE21

Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.
Reverse: PMS CO-L-VIM, personification of Moesia, standing facing left, between a Bull to her left and a Lion to her right. AN●I● in exergue.

Weight: 5.44 g, Diameter: 21.5 x 21 x 2 mm, Die axis: 230°, Mint: Viminacium, Year: I (239 - 240 A.D.), Reference: Varbanov I 104

Rated Rare (R2, 1000 - 1500 examples known)

Legions VII Claudia (emblem: Bull) & IV Flavia (emblem: Lion) were garrisoned in Viminacium

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