The region was inhabited chiefly by Thracians, Dacians (Thraco-Dacians), Illyrian and Thraco-Illyrian peoples. The name of the region comes from Moesi, Thraco-Dacian peoples who lived there before the Roman conquest. In 75 BC, C. Scribonius Curio, proconsul of Macedonia, took an army as far as the Danube and gained a victory over the inhabitants, who were finally subdued by M. Licinius Crassus, grandson of the triumvir and later also proconsul of Macedonia during the reign of Augustus c. 29 BC.
As a frontier province, Moesia was strengthened by stations and fortresses erected along the southern bank of the Danube, and a wall was built from Axiopolis to Tomi as a protection against the Scythians and Sarmatians.
Reverse: PMSC - OLVIM, Moesia standing between bull and Lion, AN XIV in exergue
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8.8 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right on left and lion walking left on right; PMS C_OL VII / AN XIV
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8 g
Reverse: winged Thanatos or Eros right leaning on torch set on decorated altar; MAPKIANOΠO_ΛITΩN
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Weight: 2.71 g
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Reverse: VΠA KVNTIΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ-N, Tyche Soteiros (Fortuna Redux) standing left, holding rudder in outstretched right hand and cornucopiae in left; E in upper left field.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: NEIKOΠOΛEITΩN PROC ICTRON - Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rod and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.54 g
Reverse: Homonoia facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopia; VΠ AΓPIΠΠA NIK_OΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOCIC / TΡΩ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.4 g
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Reverse: VΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ICT, City-gate flanked by two towers and with a taller third tower rising from center (or from behind)
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 13.72 g
Diadumenian as Caesar under his father Macrinus as Augustus
Marcus Claudius Agrippa as legatus consularis
Reverse: NIKOΠOΛITΩN, serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios
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Weight: 1.9 g
Reverse: Asklepian snake-encircled staff; NIKOΠO_ΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NI[KOΠOΛITΩN] ΠPOC IC / Nemesis-Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales and sceptre; wheel at feet
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Weight: 16.23 g
Reverse: bunch of grapes; ΔIONYΣ
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Weight: 2.75 g
Reverse: nude Heracles left holding club, lion skin over shoulder; HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ, M / ΘAΣIΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.14 g
Reverse: Stylized Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, with lion skin draped over arm; H in inner right field
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.07 g
Reverse: nude Heracles facing holding club, lion skin over shoulder illegible lugend (HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.3 g
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Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E (mark of value) to right.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.05 g
Reverse: Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting drapery; SPE_S PVBLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.37 g
Reverse: Hermes standing half left, wearing chalmys, holding purse and kerykeion; NIKOΠOΛIT_ΠPOC ICT
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Weight: 3.77 g
Reverse: tripod, snake entwined around leg; MAPKIANO_ΠOΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.74 g
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Reverse: P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, between bull and lion; AN III in exergue
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 22.48 g
AN III=Year 3
The lion and bull represent the two legions that were stationed there.
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right on left and lion walking left on right; P M S CO_L VIM / AN·I·
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Weight: 7.7 g
Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; O_ΔHC_CEITΩN / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.7 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left, bull standing right, lion standing left; P M S C_OL VIM AN II
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left, bull standing right, lion standing left; P M S C_OL VIM / ·AN IIII·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.1 g
Reverse: OΔΗCCEITΩN / E - Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and resting on shield; E in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 11.43 g
Gordian III and Tranquillina.
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Reverse: OΔHCCЄITΩN: Nemesis standing left, holding wand over wheel, and sceptre.
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 13.54 g
Reverse: Moesia facing head left, bull right, lion left; P M S C_OL VIM AN XII
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.8 g
Reverse: sea eagle flying left grasping a dolphin; IΣTPIH / A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.1 g
Reverse: OOVONI TEPTVLLOV NIKOPOLITWN Julia on left standing right and Septimius Severus on right, standing left, facing each other clasping hands, PROC ICTRWN in exergue
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.9 g
Reverse: wreath of grain; BAΣI / ΛYΣI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.6 g
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Reverse: VΠ CΤΑ ΛΟΝΓΙΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Artemis standing facing right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver on her back
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 10.5 g
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Reverse: VΠ ΠONTIAN-O-V MAPKIANOΠOΛEI / TΩ-N / Demeter standing right, holding 2 corn-ears in left hand and a sceptre in right. E in upper right field
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.9 g
Reverse: the great god of Odessos with causia on head, holding cornucopiae, on horseback pacing right; (HΔP), OΔHΣITΩN
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Weight: 6.54 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right on left and lion walking left on right P M S C_OL VIM AN VIII
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Weight: 16.72 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right on left and lion walking left on right; P M S C_OL VIM AN VIIII
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.88 g
Reverse: P M S COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, head left, extending hands over bull on left standing right and lion on right standing left, AN VI in exergue
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left, between bull walking right and lion walking left; P M S C_OL VIM / AN V
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.1 g
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Reverse: MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN, bearded serpent coiled left; E (mark of value) to right
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 12.42 g
Reverse: Harpokrates standing left, wearing chalmys, lotus-bud on top of head, right hand to his mouth, holding cornucopia; NIKOΠOΛI_TΩN ΠPOCIC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Reverse: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡ, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.89 g
Reverse: Nike left leaning on short column, holding wreath and palm frond; NIKOΠOΛIT_ΩN__ΠPOC IC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Herakles Farnese standing half right, lion skin over left hand, leaning on club; VΠ AV ΓAΛΛOV__NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOCI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.6 g
Reverse: Tyche standing half left, holding rudder and cornucopia VΠ ΦIP ΦIΛOΠA(ΠΠ)OV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.72 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak; VΠ TIB IOVA ΦHCT(OV) MAPKIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.2 g
Reverse: Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing half left, holding scales and cornucopia; VΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦECTOV M(AP)KIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN) / E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.12 g
Reverse: eagle left with head right; TO MI TΩ N ( legend not visible)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.77 g
Reverse: PMS COL VIM, Moesia standing facing, hands outstretched over a lion and a bull, date AN XII in exergue
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, hands outstretched over a lion and a bull
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8.8 g
Reverse: Moesia facing, head left between bull walking right and lion walking left; P M S C_OL VIM / AN XIII
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.4 g