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ID number:  BIRBI-LR0046
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Valens; Rome
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Rome
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  375-378
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.74
Weight (g):  2.27
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3547. A. H. Baldwin, 1960.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Valens, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: Victory with laurel wreath in r. hand and palm in l. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D M VHLEN S P F HVC (our lord Valens pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: SECVRITHS RIIPVBLICAE (security of the Republic). Mint mark: CMEQ (mint of Roma).

Bibliography:  RIC IX 28a

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Rome
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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