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ID number: BIRBI-R2945 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Treveri Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier Culture: Roman Date made: 330-331 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.70 Weight (g): 2.84 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3697. Ex Lockett Collection, 1961. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Roma, wearing plumed helmet, in imperial cloak, facing l. Reverse: She-wolf, standing facing l., suckling twins; two stars, above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: VPBS ROMH (The City of Rome). Reverse: None. In Exergue: TRP•
Bibliography: RIC VII 529 var.
Notes: According to RIC, the TRP• in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Treveri. As opposed to the RIC type, the helm of the bust on the obverse is plumed.
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