Dupondius - Gordian III

Features

Issuer	Viminacium (Moesia Superior)
Emperor	Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus) (238-244)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	3 (241)
Calendar	Rome - Gordian III era
Value	Dupondius (1⁄16)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 357337
References	RPC Online VII.2# 23 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , AMNG I-I# 82 Behrendt Pick, Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer (ed.); 1898. Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands / Band 1.1. Die antiken Münzen Dacien und Moesien. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Radiate bust of Emperor Gordian III, facing right, draped and cuirassed, seen from rear.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Gordian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Personification of Moesia standing, facing left. Bull facing right to the left. Lion facing left to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
P M S C OL VIM
AN III

Mint

Colonia Viminacium, Moesia Superior, Serbia

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
3 (241 AD)												Year III

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