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Bronze Sestertius - Æ 27 mm - 14,0 grams - Die axis 07:00 - Struck AD 246-247. |
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IMP M IV[L PHILIPP]VS AVG (Imperator Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus).
Laureate and cuirassed bust of bearded emperor facing right.
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PMS C-OL VIM (Provincia Moesia Superior, Colonia Viminacium - Province of Upper Moesia, City of Viminacium). Moesia, in chiton, wearing headdress with drapery attached, standing facing us. Her arms outstretched and her hands protectively over (at her left) a bull (symbol of Legio VII) and (at her right) a lion (symbol for Legio III).
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Λ[N VIII] (Anno VIII - Year 8 of obtaining colonial status).
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Provincially minted in Viminacium, Moesia Superior.
Obv. : Good but rim worn - Rev. : Good but rim worn.
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