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ID number: BIRBI-R2728 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Romulus; Maxentius; Rome Denomination: Fractional Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: AD 310 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.70 Weight (g): 1.75 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 192. W. S. Lincoln, 1915. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Romulus, bare-headed, facing r. Reverse: Domed shrine with doors ajar, surmounted by eagle.
Inscriptions: Obverse: DICO RUhVLO N V BIS CONS (Divine Romulus; N V BIS CONS - translation disputed). Reverse: HETERNHE …U…IHE (Eternal Memory). In Exergue: ΠT
Bibliography: RIC VI 239
Notes: According to RIC, the [R]T in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.
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