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ID number: BIRBI-R2793 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Galerius; Ticinum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Pavia Culture: Roman Date made: AD 307 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.55 Weight (g): 6.06 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 3174. Ex P. D. Whitting Collection (purchased at special price of 1/- each), 1957. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Mars, in military attire and helmeted, walking facing r., holding transverse spear in r. and shield in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTHNTINVS NOB CHES (Constantine, Noble Caesar). Reverse: PERPETV-A VIRTVS (Perpetual Courage). In Exergue: PT
Bibliography: RIC VI 88
Notes: According to RIC, the PT in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Ticinum.
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