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ID number: BIRBI-R3170 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Londinium Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, London Culture: Roman Date made: 322-323 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 3.05 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 620. Presented by Earle Fox Bequest, 1923. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing laurel wreath, cuirassed, holding spear in r. pointing forward and shield in l., facing l. Reverse: Globe on altar, inscribed VOT-I-S X-X in three lines; three stars above and F B in field, to l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CRISPVS NOBIL C (Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: BEUT TR/\-***-NQLITILƆ (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: PLON
Bibliography: RIC VII 250
Notes: According to RIC, the PLON in the exergue of the reverse and F B in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Londinium.
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