Viminacium, Decius, bronze (CN type 16542)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
249–250 n. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Decius dated 249–250 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16542. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla, right. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 15.92 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Viminacium
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Decius
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed and draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla, right.
- Reverse type
- Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
- Obverse legend
- HER ETRVSCILLA AVG
- Reverse legend
- P M S COL VIM // AN XI
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16542
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16542
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. 59, nr. 4
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 136
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution