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ID number: BIRBI-LR0070 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Valens; Constantinople Denomination: Siliqua Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Late Roman Date made: 367-375 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.84 Weight (g): 2.02 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 2594. Ex Sir Charles Oman Collection, 1949. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Valens, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N VALENS Y F AVC (our lord Valens pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / X / MIILT / X.X (prayers for 10 years of rule, more for the 20th anniversary). Mint mark: [branch]C[Chi-Ro]S[laurel wreath] (mint of Constantinopolis).
Bibliography: RIC IX 37b
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