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A bronze sestertius equivalent of the emperor Gordian III from Viminacium showing the city goddess between a bull and a lion. Coin Type: Bronze sestertius equivalent of Gordian III, Caesar 238 CE, Augustus 238-244 CE.
Mint and Date: Viminacium, year 2, 239 - 240 CE.
Size and Weight: 31mm, 18.61g
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Laureate, draped bust right.
Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM
Moesia (city goddess) standing facing, head left, between bull and lion, the emblems of the province's two Legions VII and IV.
Exergue: AN•I•I•
Provenance: Rutten & Wieland (Vauctions), April 2007
Ref: Varbanov I (English) —; AMNG I 76.
BW Ref: 044 031 108
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