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ID number: BIRBI-R3280 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Langwith Hoard Maker: Constantine II; Constantine I; Ticinum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Pavia Culture: Roman Date made: 322-325 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.96 Weight (g): 3.96 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 859. Spink, 1924, from a find at Langwith, near York. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantine, facing r. cuirassed, laureate. Reverse: inscription with upturned crescent underneath, all within laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C (Constantine the Younger most noble Caesar). Reverse: central: IIOT X (vows for 10 years), peripheral: DOMINOR NOSTROR CHESS (Our lord Caesar). Mint mark: TT (mint of Ticinium).
Bibliography: RIC VII 172
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