Viminacium, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16406)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Philippus Arabs, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16406. Obverse: Radiate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.81 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Viminacium
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
- Obverse legend
- IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M S COL VIM // AN IIII
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16406
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16406
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 bibliographynr. 95
- Corpus Nummorum bibliography
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution