Viminacium, Gordian III., bronze (CN type 15799)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
243–244 n. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Gordian III. dated 243–244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15799. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian III, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Border of dots. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 29–30.7 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 20.25 g (mean of 5 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. Border of dots.
- Reverse type
- Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
- Obverse legend
- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M S COL VIM // AN V
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15799
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15799
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 78, nr. 35
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 37, nr. 92
- external concordanceRPC VII.2, 35
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution