Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16377)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244 n. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs dated 244 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16377. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; holding a vexillum in every hand, inscribed VII and IIII; at her feet, bull and lion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 29–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 19.46 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Viminacium
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; holding a vexillum in every hand, inscribed VII and IIII; at her feet, bull and lion.
- Obverse legend
- IMP IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG P M
- Reverse legend
- P M S COL VIM // AN V
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16377
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16377
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 39, nr. 98
- external concordance
Research required
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