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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4910010, member: 75937&quot;]Here&#039;s a coin I&#039;ve had for a while but have never posted on CT before. Post your coins of Trebonianus Gallus, of Viminacium, or anything you feel is relevant! </p><p><br /></p><p>Viminacium was a Roman Colony founded by Gordian III in AD 239 and the capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior. The town was located in what is now Serbia. Stari Kostolac and Drmno villages were built over the remnants of Viminacium. You may read about its history <a href="http://viminacium.org.rs/en/viminacium/istorija-grada-i-legijskog-logora/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://viminacium.org.rs/en/viminacium/istorija-grada-i-legijskog-logora/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and about the archaeological excavations at the site <a href="http://viminacium.org.rs/en/viminacium/lokalitet/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://viminacium.org.rs/en/viminacium/lokalitet/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184702[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins are known of the emperors from Gordian III with dates AN I (year 1, autumn 239 - autumn 240) to Valerian and Gallienus AN XVI (year 16, autumn 254 - autumn 255). The usual reverse legend on the colonial coinage is P M S COL VIM, abbreviating <i>Provinciae Moesiae Superioris Colonia Viminacium</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The usual reverse type is a female personification of Moesia standing between a lion and a bull, and sometimes holding standards inscribed VII and IIII. The bull and the lion were symbols of the Legions VII Claudia and IV Flavia Felix, which were quartered in the province.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184704[/ATTACH] </p><p>Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 26.2 mm, 10.80 g, 12 h.</p><p>Moesia Superior, Viminacium, AD 251/2.</p><p>Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: P M S COL VIM, AN XIII; Moesia standing left; at left, bull standing right; at right, lion standing left.</p><p>Refs: RPC IX, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/58" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/58" rel="nofollow">58</a>; AMNG I.1, 163; BMC 41; Moushmov 56; SNG Hungary 509; Wiczay 2099.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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