Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Dacia (Roman provinces) |
|---|---|
| Year | 247-248 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | PROVINCIA DACIA, AN II |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Provincia Dacia was created as a single administrative unit in 246 AD under Philip I, consolidating the earlier three-part division — Dacia Porolissensis, Apulensis, and Malvensis — into one province with its own era dating system, the Anno Provinciae. This coin, struck in AN II, places it in the second year of that reckoning, coinciding almost exactly with Philip's preparations for the Secular Games of 248 AD, the millennial celebration of Rome's founding that his reign would be defined by.
The provincial era coinage of Dacia is unusually short-lived; it ends abruptly with Philip's death at Verona in 249 AD, making the full series span barely three or four years.