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ID number: BIRBI-R2897 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Londinium Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, London Culture: Roman Date made: 320-321 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 3.37 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 361. Presented by Earle Fox Bequest, 1921. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine, wearing helmet, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Standard, inscribed VOT XX in two lines, standing on ground, captive seated on either side.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTΛN-TINVS ΛC (Constantine Augustus). Reverse: VIHTVS EXEHCIτ (To the Courage of the Army). In Exergue: TLN
Bibliography: RIC VII 193
Notes: According to RIC, the [P]LN in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Londinium.
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