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ID number: BIRBI-R3182 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: 323-324 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.00 Weight (g): 2.83 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3746. Ex Appleford Hoard, A. H. Baldwin, 1961. |
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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: Crossed globe on altar, inscribed VQT-I-S X-X in three lines; three stars above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CRISPV-S NOBIL C (Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: BEΠT THΠ-***-NQLITΛB (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: PLON
Bibliography: RIC VII 279
Notes: According to RIC, the PLON in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Londinium.
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