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Viminacium, Decius, bronze coin — Pax standing left (CN type 16546)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 249–250

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Decius, dated AD 249–250. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16546 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Radiate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Reverse: Pax standing left, wearing long garment; holding a branch in her right hand, in her left a scepter; at her feet, bull and lion. Legend: P M S COL VIM // AN XI. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 4.74 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 21–24 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Amandry et al., RPC IX: Roman provincial coinage. Vol. IX: From Trajan Decius to Uranius Antonius (Ad 249-254), London: Paris 2016, p. 59, nr. 8; Pick, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. 1. Halbbd. I 1, Berlin 1898, nr. 126; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
4
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
3

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Historical context

Viminacium, also known as Viminatium, was an important city, military camp, and provincial capital of Moesia Superior in modern Serbia. First dating back to the 1st century AD, it was situated along the Via Militaris and grew to become one of the largest cities in the Balkans. Decius, initially a distinguished politician under Philip the Arab, was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops in Moesia before defeating Philip in 249. Ruling from 249 to 251, he issued civic coinage from centers such as Viminacium as part of his efforts to govern and strengthen the Roman realm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21–24 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.74 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Viminacium
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Decius

Design

Obverse type
Radiate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Pax standing left, wearing long garment; holding a branch in her right hand, in her left a scepter; at her feet, bull and lion.
Obverse legend
IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M S COL VIM // AN XI

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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16546
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16546

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 59, nr. 8
  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 126
  • external concordance

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