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ID number:  BIRBI-R3499
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Constantius Gallus; Constantius II; Alexandria
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  351-354
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.78
Weight (g):  3.28
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 3405. A. H. Baldwin, 1958.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Constantius Gallus, facing r. draped, cuirassed. Reverse: standing soldier, cuirassed, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand, stepping on shield, spearing soldier riding fallen horse, raising a hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D II CONSTANTI …X CAES (our lord Constantius most noble Caesar). Reverse: FEL TEN… NEPANATIO (re-establishment of the prosperous times). Mint mark: ΔLE B (Alexandria 2).

Bibliography:  RIC VIII 81

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