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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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