RPC VII.2, 5

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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 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 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.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu SNG 137
2 2     Ljubljana SNG Kecskés 255