RPC VII.2, 5

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 5
Province Moesia Superior
Region Moesia
City Viminacium
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue AN II = year 2
Dating AD 240/1
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Ant(onius) Gordianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Gordian III, right
Reverse inscription P M S COL VIM, AN II
Edition Provincia Moesia Superior colonia Viminacium anno II P(rovincia) M(oesia) S(uperior) col(onia) Vim(inacium) an(no) II
Translation Province of Moesia Superior, colony Viminacium, in the year 2
Reverse design Moesia standing left; at left, bull standing right; at right, lion standing left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 18.16 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 76
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note It is not impossible that the coins recorded actually read AN III, as https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/2392: confirmation required.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu SNG 137
2 2     Ljubljana SNG Kecskés 255