- Co 1279 (Middle Roman assarion of Philip I from Viminacium) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 248
- Not before (date)
- 245
- Comment
- The exergue could read any numeral from VII to VIIII. Coin dated 245/6-247/8 AD.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC VIII
- Comparanda
- AMNGI 103-105
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P+. Wide chipping and snapping(?) of edge to a ragged state, with marginal cracking; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 82, no. 1307 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Philip I Arabs (244-249)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 23.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Viminacium
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 12.35
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of bearded emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [I]M[P M IVL PHILIPP]VS [AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Moesia standing to left between bull and lion; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- [P] M S C[-O]L V[IM]; in exergue, [A]N VII[ ]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bull or Cow (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Lion (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1279 (Middle Roman assarion of Philip I from Viminacium).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1279>
