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ID number: BIRBI-R3483 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): 2.8 Weight (g): 5.92 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 4600. A. H. Baldwin, November 1963, ex Sydenham Collection. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Decentius, facing r. cuirassed. Reverse: Chi-Ro with alpha and omega.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N DECFNTIVS CAESVN (our lord Decentius Caesar). Reverse: SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES (health of our lords Augustus and Caesar). Mint mark: SAR (mint of Arelate).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 190
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