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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4683903, member: 87404"]I really like these Viminacium coins, especially the chunky feeling of the big ones in hand. Congrats on getting a nice big one, [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER]! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215234668.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 242/243 AD (RY 4)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side, AN IIII in exergue (RY 4 = 242/243 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: SNG Cop 144, Moushmov 33</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 30mm, 14.5g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215036930.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE32 Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 241/242 AD (RY 3)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side, AN III in exergue (RY 3 = 241/242 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: SNG Cop 142, BMC 9</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 32mm, 18.9g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>It's cool that there are many other emperors of the era with these coins. </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215817498.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Philip the Arab, Ruled 244-249 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE28 Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 248/249 AD (RY 5)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing with head to the left holding her right hand over a bull and her left hand over a lion, AN V in exergue (RY 5 = 248/249 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Varbanov 132, Mouchmov 36</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 28mm, 16.74g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_220007243.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-251 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 249/250 AD (RY 11)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing with head to the left holding her right hand over a bull and her left hand over a lion, AN XI below (RY 11 = 249/250 AD).</font></p><p><font size="3">Reference: Cohen 139</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 29mm, 15.5g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4683903, member: 87404"]I really like these Viminacium coins, especially the chunky feeling of the big ones in hand. Congrats on getting a nice big one, [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER]! [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215234668.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD AE Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium Struck 242/243 AD (RY 4)[/B] Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side, AN IIII in exergue (RY 4 = 242/243 AD). References: SNG Cop 144, Moushmov 33 Size: 30mm, 14.5g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215036930.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD AE32 Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium Struck 241/242 AD (RY 3)[/B] Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands to bull and lion standing at feet on either side, AN III in exergue (RY 3 = 241/242 AD). References: SNG Cop 142, BMC 9 Size: 32mm, 18.9g[/SIZE] It's cool that there are many other emperors of the era with these coins. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_215817498.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Philip the Arab, Ruled 244-249 AD AE28 Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium Struck 248/249 AD (RY 5)[/B] Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing with head to the left holding her right hand over a bull and her left hand over a lion, AN V in exergue (RY 5 = 248/249 AD). References: Varbanov 132, Mouchmov 36 Size: 28mm, 16.74g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_220007243.jpg?w=723[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-251 AD AE Sestertius, Moesia, Viminacium Struck 249/250 AD (RY 11)[/B] Obverse: IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right. Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing with head to the left holding her right hand over a bull and her left hand over a lion, AN XI below (RY 11 = 249/250 AD). Reference: Cohen 139 Size: 29mm, 15.5g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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