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ID number: BIRBI-R3197 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Lugdunum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 323 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.85 Weight (g): 3.57 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 1725. W. S. Lincoln, 1933. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Lined globe on altar, inscribed VOT-I-S XX in three lines; three stars above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CRISPO NOB CΠLᴗ (Our Lord Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: Ub̄HTH TRHN-***-QVILLITHS (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: Piᴖ
Bibliography: RIC VII 202
Notes: According to RIC, the P[LG] in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Lugdunum.
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