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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
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