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Numismatics
ID number: BIRBI-R3476 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Decentius; Magnentius; Ambianum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Hauts-de-France, Amiens Culture: Roman Date made: 351-352 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.32 Weight (g): 4.30 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 296. W. S. Lincoln, 1920. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Decentius, facing r. cuirassed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath held by two Victories surmounted by Chi-Ro.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N DECENTIVS NOB CHES (our lord Decentius most noble Caesar). Reverse VOT / V / MVLT / X (prayers for 5 years of rule, more for the 10th anniversary). Peripheral: VICTORIH D… (Victories of our lords Augustus and Caesar). Mint mark: HMB [upturned crescent] (mint of Ambianum).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 24
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