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ID number: BIRBI-R3378 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantius II; Kyzikos Denomination: Follis Place made: Eurasia: Mysia, Kyzikos Culture: Roman Date made: 351-354 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.39 Weight (g): 6.83 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 35. W. S. Lincoln, 1920. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: standing soldier, cuirassed, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand, spearing soldier fallen from horse, raising a hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVC (our lord Constantius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: FEL TEMP RE PARATIO (re-establishment of the prosperous times). Mint mark: SMK Ε (Cyzicus 5).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 92
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