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ID number: BIRBI-R2841 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Licinius I; Licinius II; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 321 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 2.70 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 884. Spink, 1925. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Licinius II, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Inscription in three lines encircled by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: LICINIVS NOB CAES (Licinius, Noble Caesar). Reverse: CAESARVN NOSTRORVN VOT.V (Our Caesars, Prayers for Five Years of Rule). In Exergue: QᴗA
Bibliography: RIC VII 236
Notes: According to RIC, the QᴗA in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Arelate.
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