TYPE Roman Empire, Philip I (244-9 AD), bronze AE22 of Viminacium (Moesia Superior), struck 244 AD, 7.43g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Radiate bust to right, legend: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
Rev: Moesia between bull and lion, legend: PMS COL VIM / AN V (= yr 5 of colonial Viminacium era = 243/4 AD)
REFERENCE: SGI 3874, BMC 18
GRADING: F, bit rough brassy metal, scarce denomination
ORDER INFO: R2029, $30
Scarcer, smaller denomination with radiate crown and less than half the weight from the 16-year operation of the Viminacium mint (239-255 AD). The bull and lion are emblems of Legions VII and IV, which were stationed in the province.