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Viminacium, Decius, bronze coin — Moesia standing left (CN type 16552)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 250–251

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Decius, dated AD 250–251. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16552 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass. Legend: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; holding a branch in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left hand; on top Victoria to left holding wreath and palm; at Moesias feet, bull and lion. Legend: P M S COL VIM // AN XII. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 16.05 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 27 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. 60, nr. 14; Pick, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. 1. Halbbd. I 1, Berlin 1898, p. 46, nr. 131; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
4
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
3

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Historical context

Decius served as Roman emperor from 249 to 251, having been acclaimed by soldiers after suppressing an uprising in Moesia. He defeated Philip near Verona in 249 and received confirmation from the Senate, subsequently seeking to consolidate the Roman state and religion. This coin was minted in AD 250–251 at Viminacium, a prominent military centre and capital of Moesia Superior situated along the Via Militaris in modern Serbia.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.05 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Viminacium
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Decius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass.
Reverse type
Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; holding a branch in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left hand; on top Victoria to left holding wreath and palm; at Moesias feet, bull and lion.
Obverse legend
IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M S COL VIM // AN XII

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/16552
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16552

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

Varieties

  • Viminacium, Decius, bronze (CN type 16549)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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