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ID number: BIRBI-R3262 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: Fractional Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 321-337 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.40 Weight (g): 1.17 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1164. W. S. Lincoln, 1930. |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine II, wearing rosette-diadem, 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: CONSTΠNTINVS IVN (Constantine the Younger). Reverse: CLOI-IΛ LXER-...TVG (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: SLG
Bibliography: RIC VII 82 (Kyzikos)
Notes: The SLG in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Lugdunum. This is an irregular issue which has not been published. Type given in references is from Kyzikos as it is the most similar type to coin, however, the mintmark indicates Lugdunum.
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