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ID number: BIRBI-R3248 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Appleford Hoard Maker: Constantine II; Constantine I; Londinium Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: United Kingdom, London Culture: Roman Date made: 323-324 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 3.05 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 3785. Ex Appleford Hoard, A. H. Baldwin, 1961. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine II, wearing helmet, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Globe on altar, inscribed V[O]T-I-S X-X in three lines; three stars above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTΠNTI-NVS IVN N C (Constantine the Younger, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: REUT THᴖ-***-NQLITΠS (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: PLON
Bibliography: RIC VII 286
Notes: According to RIC, the PLON in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Londinium.
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