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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R3272
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Constantine II; Constantine I; Arelate
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  320-321
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.95
Weight (g):  2.83
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 697. Spink, 1923.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Constantine II, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Inscription in three lines.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOb̄ CAb̄S (Constantine the Younger, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: CAESHRVM NOSTRORVM VO-TIS V (Our Caesars; Prayers for Five Years). In Exergue: QA

Bibliography:  RIC VII 212

Notes:  According to RIC, the QA in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Arelate.

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