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ID number: BIRBI-R3109 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine I; Antioch Denomination: Follis Place made: Eurasia: Antioch Culture: Roman Date made: 335 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.85 Weight (g): 2.24 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3286. Ex P. D. Whitting Collection (purchased at special price of 1/- each), 1957. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantinopolis, wearing laureated helmet, in imperial cloak, holding reversed spear over l. shoulder, facing l. Reverse: Victory, draped and winged, standing facing l. on prow, holding spear in r. and leaning on shield in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS (Constantinopolis). Reverse: None. In Exergue: SMANI
Bibliography: RIC VII 92
Notes: According to RIC, the SMANI in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Antioch.
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