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ID number:  BIRBI-R3275
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Constantine II; Constantine I; Arelate
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  336
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.55
Weight (g):  1.48
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3328. Ex P. D. Whitting Collection (purchased at special price of 1/- each), 1957.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Constantine II, wearing laurel wreath, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Two soldiers, in military attire and helmeted, standing facing each other with a standard between them, holding spear in outer hands and leaning on shield with inner hands; [Chi-Rho] on standard.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: CDNSTΛNTI-NVS LVN N C (Constantine the Younger, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: C…-IU EXERC-ITVS (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: PCONST

Bibliography:  RIC VII 395

Notes:  According to RIC, the PCONST in the exergue of the reverse and [Chi-Rho] in the field of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Arelate.

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Constantine II
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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