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Colonia Viminacium, Moesia Superior, Gordian III, Standard & Unique, 2-Pack

#1) Æ; 29mm/16.5gm  (Sestertius)

Obv/ IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; laur. draped & cuirassed bust right.

Rev/ PMS COL VIM; Moesia standing left, arms outstretched over bull on left facing right and a lion on right facing left; AN III in ex. = 241/242 AD

#2) Æ; 19mm/4.4gm  

This where it gets interesting!

Rather than the typical obverse legend as noted above, the legend cutter ran out of room and created THIS legend!

Obv/ [IMP CAES] M ANT GORDIANV A G. Missing the "S" and the "V"!

Rev/ PMS COL VIM; Moesia standing left, arms outstretched over bull on left facing right and a lion on right facing left; AN I in ex. = 239/240 AD

Seller's Note/ After searching all the Viminacium data bases, we could find none with such legend mistakes, which makes it UNIQUE!