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ID number:  BIRBI-LR0151
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Valentinian II; Heraclea
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Marmara Ereğlisi
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  383-388
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.32
Weight (g):  5.51
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 31. W. S. Lincoln, 1916.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Valentinian, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: Emperor, cuirassed, with standard with Chi-Ro in r. hand and orb in l. hand stepping on captive.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D N VALENTINI ANVS P F AVC (our lord Valentinian pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VIRTVS □ XERCITI (virtue of the army). Mint mark: ·SHH B (Heraclea 2).

Bibliography:  RIC IX 24a

2 Related People

Heraclea
Roman


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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