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ID:     1630131
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     MOESIA SUPERIOR
City:     Viminacium
Issuer:     Philip I
Date Ruled:     AD 244-249
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 28 Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 244
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     17.26 g
Obverse Legend:     IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     P M S C-OL VIM AN V
Reverse Description:     Moesia standing left, holding arms over bull and lion respectively
Primary Reference:     Martin 2.09.1
Reference2:     AMNG 100
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=102642
Grade:     VF, green patina.
Notes:     This example shows how the early coins for Philip I at Viminacium used reworked busts of Gordian until the official portraits arrived