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ID number: BIRBI-R3263 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Constantine II; Constantine I; Lugdunum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 321 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 3.73 Axis (degrees): 225.00 |

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Description: Obverse: Head of Constantine II, wearing laurel wreath, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Crossed globe with three stars, on altar, inscribed VO-TIS XX in three lines; C R in field, to l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTHNTINVS IVN N C (Constantine the Younger, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: BEΠTH TRΛNQVILLITAS (Blessed Peace). In Exergue: PLG
Bibliography: RIC VII 148
Notes: According to RIC, the PLG in the exergue of the reverse and C R in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Lugdunum.
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