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ID number: BIRBI-LR0316 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Theodosius I; Arcadius; Siscia Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Croatia, Sisak Culture: Late Roman Date made: AD 383-387 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.25 Weight (g): 5.08 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 3026. A. H. Baldwin, 1955. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, wearing pearl diadem, draped and cuirassed, holding spear and shield, hand holding wreath above and facing r. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire, standing facing l., holding standard in r. and resting l. on shield; captive at feet, to l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N ΛRCAD-IVS P F AVC (Our Lord Arcadius Pius Felix Augustus). Reverse: GLORIA RO-MANORVM (Glory of the Romans). Mintmark: ASISC.
Bibliography: RIC IX 33 (Siscia)
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