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Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze coin — Moesia standing left (CN type 16390)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 245–246

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs, dated AD 245–246. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16390 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Philippus iunior seen from rear, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion. Legend: P M S COL VIM // AN VII. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 18.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 29–30.4 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Pick, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. 1. Halbbd. I 1, Berlin 1898, nr. 116; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Historical context

Philip II, also known as Philip the Younger, was the son of Roman Emperor Philip I and ruled jointly under his father from 247 to 249. Viminacium was a major Roman city, military camp, and provincial capital of Moesia Superior, located on the Via Militaris in modern Serbia. The reverse features Moesia accompanied by a bull and a lion.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29–30.4 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
18.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Viminacium
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Philippus iunior seen from rear, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
Obverse legend
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES
Reverse legend
P M S COL VIM // AN VII

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks. 1 closely related CN type with the same mint, denomination and design is consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16390
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16390

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 116
  • external concordance

Varieties

  • CN type 16394

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES; reverse legend P M S COL VIM // AN VIII); dated AD 246–247. Consolidated into this entry

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