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ID number:  BIRBI-R3341
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Constantius II; Arelate
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  340
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.55
Weight (g):  1.37
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 4109. Ex. P.D. Whitting Collection, 1966.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Constantius, facing r. cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: two soldiers, cuirassed, each with spear in their outer hand and a shield in their inner hand, between them one standard.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: CONSTANTI VS Γ F AVG (Constantius Augustus). Reverse: CTO…I A AXEH CITVS (glory of the army). Mint mark: PARN (mint of Arelate)

Bibliography:  RIC VIII 56

3 Related People

Arelate
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Constantius II
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