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ID number: BIRBI-R2925 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Langwith Hoard Maker: Constantine I; Lugdunum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 332 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.70 Weight (g): 2.71 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 854. From a find near Langwith, Yorkshire, Spink, 1924. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Roma, wearing helmet, in imperial cloak, facing l. Reverse: She-wolf, standing facing l., suckling twins; two stars, above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: VHBS ROMH (The City of Rome). Reverse: None. In Exergue: ᴗ̊PLC
Bibliography: RIC VII 257
Notes: According to RIC, the ᴗ̊PLG in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Lugdunum.
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