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ID number: BIRBI-LR0057 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Valens; Aquileia Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Aquileia Culture: Late Roman Date made: 375-378 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.77 Weight (g): 1.99 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 1317. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Valens, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: Victory with laurel wreath in r. hand and palm in l. hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N VALEN S P F AVG (our lord Valsn pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICHE (security of the Republic). Mint mark: illegible.
Bibliography: RIC IX 18a
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