Viminacium, Trebonianus Gallus, bronze (CN type 16590)

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Record status

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Period

251 n. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Viminacium under Trebonianus Gallus dated 251 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16590. Obverse: Laureate bust of Hostilian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–28 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.69 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Viminacium
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Trebonianus Gallus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Hostilian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Moesia standing left, wearing long garment; at her feet, bull and lion.
Obverse legend
IMP C VAL HOST M QVINTVS AVG
Reverse legend
P M S COL VIM // AN XII

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16590
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16590

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