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ID number: BIRBI-R3206 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Rome Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 317 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 3.27 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 694. Spink, 1923. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing laurel wreath, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Prince, in military attire and helmeted, advancing facing r., holding spear in r. and shield in l.; A in field, to l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CRISPVS IIOBIL CΛES (Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: PDINCIPIH IV-V-EHTVTIS (To the Prince of Youth). In Exergue: RT
Bibliography: RIC VII 87
Notes: According to RIC, the RT in the exergue of the reverse and A in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officina) indicating Rome.
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