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ID number: BIRBI-LR0320 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Arcadius; Thessalonica Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Greece, Thessaloniki Culture: Late Roman Date made: 384-388 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.71 Weight (g): 2.99 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 1099. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: Emperor, cuirassed, with standard in l. hand dragging captive with r. hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N ARCAD IVS P F ΛVG (our lord Arcadius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: CLORIA AO …ORVM (glory of the Romans). Mint mark: YES (mint of Thessalonica).
Bibliography: RIC IX 60c
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