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ID number: BIRBI-R3482 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Decentius; Magnentius; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 351-353 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.86 Weight (g): 3.70 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Whitting 2589. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Decentius, facing r. cuirassed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath surmounted by Chi-Ro and held by two Victories.
Inscriptions: Obverse: …SAR (our lord Decentius Caesar). Reverse: VOT / V / MVL / X (prayers for 5 years of rule, more for the 10th anniversary). Peripheral: …C ET CAE (Victories of our lords Augustus and Caesar). Mint mark: …P (mint of Arelate).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 185
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