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ID number: BIRBI-R3199 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Crispus; Constantine I; Treveri Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier Culture: Roman Date made: 317 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.05 Weight (g): 3.40 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 2557. From the collection of either the late Prof. Sir Charles Oman or of Mr C. C. Oman, 1949. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Crispus, wearing laurel wreath, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Prince, in military attire, standing facing r., holding spear in r. and crossed globe in l.; T F in field, to l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES (Flavius Julius Crispus, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: PRINCIPI.IVVENTVTIS (To the Prince of Youth). In Exergue: •ATR
Bibliography: RIC VII 142
Notes: According to RIC, the •ATR in the exergue of the reverse and T F in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Treveri.
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