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ID number: BIRBI-R3047 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Siscia Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Croatia, Sisak Culture: Roman Date made: 328-329 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 3.24 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 112. W. S. Lincoln, 1920. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Open camp gate with two turrets, no door; star above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG (Constantine Augustus). Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVCC (To the Foresight of the Emperors). In Exergue: BSISᴗ̆
Bibliography: RIC VII 214
Notes: According to RIC, the BSISᴗ̆ in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Siscia.
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