Provincia Dacia was an unusual Roman provincial coinage series in that it operated on its own internal dating system — the AN (anno) notation marking years from the province's establishment as a unified administrative unit under Philip I in 246 AD. AN II therefore places this piece in the second year of that reckoning, running across 247–248. The series was short-lived; it effectively ended when Philip died at Verona in 249, killed by troops loyal to Decius.
RPC VIII remains unassigned for much of this series, reflecting ongoing scholarly work to sort a complex web of die links and mint attributions. Moushmov 22 is the older anchor reference most dealers still rely on.
Provincia Dacia was an unusual Roman provincial coinage series in that it operated on its own internal dating system — the AN (anno) notation marking years from the province's establishment as a unified administrative unit under Philip I in 246 AD. AN II therefore places this piece in the second year of that reckoning, running across 247–248. The series was short-lived; it effectively ended when Philip died at Verona in 249, killed by troops loyal to Decius.
RPC VIII remains unassigned for much of this series, reflecting ongoing scholarly work to sort a complex web of die links and mint attributions. Moushmov 22 is the older anchor reference most dealers still rely on.