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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R2613
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Constantius I; Galerius; Maximian; Diocletian; Rome
Denomination:  Argentius
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  295-297
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.95
Weight (g):  3.49
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 3470. A. H. Baldwin, 1959.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Constantius, wearing laurel wreath and beard, facing r. Reverse: The four princes sacrificing over a tripod before a gate in a six-turreted enclosure.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: CONSTAN-TIVS CAES (Constantius Caesar). Reverse: VICTORI-A SARMΛT (Victory over the Sarmatians). In Exergue: Γ

Bibliography:  RIC VI 38A

Notes:  According to RIC, the Γ in the exergue on the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.

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