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ID number: BIRBI-R3010 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Rome Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 326 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.10 Weight (g): 2.76 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 3698. Ex Lockett Collection, A. H. Baldwin, 1961. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Open camp gate with two turrets, no doors; star above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTHN-TINVS HVC (Constantine Augustus). Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIHE AVCC (To the Foresight of the Emperors). In Exergue: R[laurel wreath]S
Bibliography: RIC VII 287
Notes: According to RIC, the R[laurel wreath]S in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.
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