Viminacium, Gordian III., bronze coin — Moesia standing left (CN type 15777)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 241–242
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Gordian III., dated AD 241–242. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 15777 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; on cuirass, Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm-branch. Legend: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion. Legend: P M S COL VIM // AN III. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 17.02 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens).
Published references cited by the corpus: Mairat and Spoerri Butcher, RPC VII 2: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. VII 2: From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244): all provinces except Asia. print and online, London 2022, p. 74, nr. 12; Pick, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. 1. Halbbd. I 1, Berlin 1898, nr. 79; Linked type corpus, RPC VII.2, 12.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 4
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 3
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Historical context
Viminacium was a major Roman city and military camp located in modern Serbia, which served as the capital of Moesia Superior after the division of the province of Moesia in 87. Gordian III, born Marcus Antonius Gordianus, reigned as Roman emperor from 238 to 244 after coming to power at the age of 13. The city functioned as an active municipal centre during his imperial reign.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 17.02 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Viminacium
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gordian III.
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; on cuirass, Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm-branch.
- Reverse type
- Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M S COL VIM // AN III
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15777
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15777
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 74, nr. 12
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 79
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 12
Varieties
Viminacium, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15778)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Viminacium, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15780)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Viminacium, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15781)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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