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ID number: BIRBI-R3167 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Appleford Hoard Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Londinium Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, London Culture: Roman Date made: 321-322 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 2.77 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3753. Ex Appleford Hoard, A. H. Baldwin, 1961. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing helmet, cuirassed, holding spear in r. and shield in l., facing l. Reverse: Globe on altar, inscribed VOT-I-S X-X in three lines; three stars above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CRISPVS NOBIL C (Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: …IH/\-***-NQVILLIT/\S (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: ...LON
Bibliography: RIC VII 231
Notes: According to RIC, the [P]LON in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Londinium.
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