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ID:     1530153
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     MOESIA SUPERIOR
City:     Viminacium
Issuer:     Philip I
Date Ruled:     AD 244-249
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     AE 30 Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 245-247
Diameter:     30 mm
Weight:     18.99 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 VI
Reverse Description:     Female standing left, extending hands over bull and lion
Primary Reference:     Martin 2.12.1
Reference2:     AMNG 102
Reference3:     Boric-Breskovic 618
Reference4:     SNG Ljubljana 1425
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=95936
Grade:     VF, green patina.
Notes:     The dates are based on the inception of the mint's operation in 239. The female figure may be a personification of Viminacium, Fides Militum, or Virtus Augusti; the bull represents the Legio VII Claudia; the lion the Legio IIII Flavia.