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ID number: BIRBI-R3481 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Earle Fox, H. B. Maker: Decentius; Magnentius; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 351-353 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.65 Weight (g): 4.94 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 126. Presented by Earle Fox, 1915. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Decentius, facing r. cuirassed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath held by two Victories.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N DECENTI VS CAΓHICME (our lord Decentius Caesar). Reverse: VOV / V / MVL / X (prayers for 5 years of rule, more for the 10th anniversary). Peripheral: VICTORIAF DD NN VG ET CHES (Victories of our lords Augustus and Caesar). Mint mark: FSAR (mint of Arelate).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 168
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