NGC Ancient zro,an Provincial Moesia Superior,

NGC Ancient zro,an Provincial Moesia Superior,
NGC Ancient zro, an Provincial Moesia Superior, Viminacium. Gordian III. AD 238-244 Graded VG By NGC. Viminacium was the capital of the Roman province of Moesia Superior. The remains are located on territories of the villages of Stari Kostolac and Drmno (Serbia), about 12 km from the town of Kostolac and about 90 miles southeast of Belgrade. Viminacium was one of the most important Roman cities and military camps in the period from 1st to 4th centuries. Its exceptional strategic importance was reflected both in the defense of the northern border of the Roman empire and in turn of communications and commercial transactions. The first legion attested at Viminacium was the VII Claudia that came from Dalmatia in 52 AD. Emperor Trajan (98-117) was headquartered here during the Dacian Wars. It became a colonia with minting privilege in October 239 AD during the rule of Gordian III (238-244) and housed the Legion VII and Legion IV. At its peak it is believed to have had 40,000 inhabitants, making it one of the biggest cities of that time. It lies on the Roman road Via Militaris. Viminacium was devastated by Huns in the 5th century, but was later rebuilt by Justinian. It was completely destroyed with the arrival of Slavs in the 6th century. Viminacium holds a distinction of having the largest number of graves discovered in any Roman archaeological site. Until 2018, about 15,000 graves have been discovered.\