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ID number:  BIRBI-R3222
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Dalmatius; Constantine I; Arelate
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  335
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.90
Weight (g):  2.20
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 894. Col. Allotte de la Fuye Sale, Paris 1925.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Delmatius, wearing laurel wreath, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Two soldiers, in military attire and helmeted, standing facing each other with two standards between them, holding spear in outer hands and leaning on shield with inner hands; [vertical arrows] in field, between figures.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DELMΠII-VS NOB CHES (Delmatius, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: CLOR-IH EXEPC-ITVS (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: PCONST

Bibliography:  RIC VII 391 var

Notes:  According to RIC, the PCONST in the exergue of the reverse and [vertical arrows] in the field of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Arelate. As opposed to the type in RIC, this coin's obverse legend varies; there is no FL to begin.

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