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ID number: BIRBI-R3228 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Dalmatius; Constantine I; Alexandria Denomination: Follis Place made: Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria Culture: Roman Date made: 333-335 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 2.16 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 19. Found and purchased in Chichester, 1920. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Delmatius, wearing laurel wreath, 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.
Inscriptions: Obverse: FL DELMATIVS NOb̄ C (Flavius Delmatius, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: GLOR-IΛ EXERC-ITVS (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: SMALͰ
Bibliography: RIC VII 62
Notes: According to RIC, the SMAL[A] in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Alexandria.
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