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ID number: BIRBI-LR0665 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Basiliscus; Constantinople Denomination: Solidus Place made: Istanbul Culture: Late Roman Date made: 475-476 Metal: Gold Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 4.40 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0261. Munzen und medaillen 78, January 1949. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Basiliscus, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing 3/4 r., holding spear in r. hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on l. arm. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing l., supporting long jeweled cross; star in r. field.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N bASILIS C[retrograde Ч]S PP AVC (Our lord Basiliscus, eternal Augustus). Reverse: VICTORI A AVCCC (Imperial victory). Mint mark: CONOB. Control mark: S (6).
Bibliography: RIC X 1003
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