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ID number: BIRBI-R3261 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantine II; Constantine I; Lugdunum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 332 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.65 Weight (g): 2.89 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1734. W. S. Lincoln, 1933. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine II, 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: CONSTHNTINVS IVN NOB C (Constantine the Younger, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: CLOR-IH EXERC-I...VS (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: ᴗ̊DLC
Bibliography: RIC VII 254
Notes: According to RIC, the ᴗ̊[P]L[G] in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Lugdunum.
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