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Philippus I Arabs
Marcus Julius Phillippus
(AD xxx - 244 - 249)

Philippus I 'Arabs' Moesia
1. Front 2. Back
Bronze Sestertius - Æ 27mm - 14,3 grams - Die axis 01:00 - Struck AD 245-246.
1. IMP M IVL PHILIP[PV]S ΛVG (Imperator Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus).
Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor facing right (no beard !).
2. PMS C-OL VIM (Provincia Moesia Superior, Colonia Viminacium - Province of Upper Moesia, City of Viminacium). Moesia, in chiton, wearing headdress with drapery attached or diadem, standing full front facing left. 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).
2.b ΛN VII (Anno VII - Year 7 of obtaining colonial status).
Provincially minted in Viminacium, Moesia Superior.

Obv. : Good - Rev. : Good.