Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16404)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

249 n. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs dated 249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16404. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Male figure standing left (Philipp I.?); holding a sceptre in her left hand and an Globus with Victoria on top in her right hand; at her feet, bull and lion.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
28–29 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
17.15 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Viminacium
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Male figure standing left (Philipp I.?); holding a sceptre in her left hand and an Globus with Victoria on top in her right hand; at her feet, bull and lion.
Obverse legend
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M S COL VIM // AN XI

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16404
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16404

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliography
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