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ID number:  BIRBI-LR0287
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Theodosius I; Rome
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Rome
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  379-383
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.5
Weight (g):  1.17
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1191.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Theodosius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D N THEOPO SIVJ P F AV… (our lord Theodosius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VIT / XV / MV·LT / XX (prayers for 15 years of rule, more for the 20th anniversary). Mint mark: Illegible.

Bibliography:  RIC IX 51d

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Whitting, Philip David
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