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ID number: BIRBI-R3202 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Treveri Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier Culture: Roman Date made: 322-323 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 2.53 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 23. W. S. Lincoln, 1914. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing laurel wreath, cuirassed, holding spear in r. over shoulder and shield in l., facing l. Reverse: Crossed globe on altar, inscribed V-O-TIS XX in three lines; three stars above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IVL CHISPVS NOB CHVS (Julius Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: BEATH IHAN-***-QVILLTSHS (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: •P7B•
Bibliography: RIC VII 372
Notes: According to RIC, the •P[TR]• in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Treveri.
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