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ID number: BIRBI-R2834 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Langwith Hoard Maker: Licinius I; Treveri Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier Culture: Roman Date made: 320 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.00 Weight (g): 3.87 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 851. From a find near Langwith, Yorkshire, Spink, 1924. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Licinius I, wearing helmet and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Trophy with captive sat either side on ground.
Inscriptions: Obverse: LICINI-VS P AVG (Licinius Pius Augustus). Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT (To the Courage of the Army). In Exergue: STR
Bibliography: RIC VII 259
Notes: According to RIC, the STR in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Treveri.
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