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ID number: BIRBI-R3313 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Langwith Hoard Maker: Constantius II; Constantine I; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 328 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.07 Weight (g): 2.54 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 866. Spink, 1924, from a find at Langwith, near York. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantius, facing l. cuirassed, laureate. Reverse: camp gate with open doors, over it four towers and over them a star.
Inscriptions: Obverse: FL IVL CONSTNNTIVS NOB C (Flavius Julius Constantius most noble Caesar). Reverse: VIRTVS CAESS (virtue of the Caesar). Mint mark: QCONST (mint of Arelate).
Bibliography: RIC VII 323
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