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ID number: BIRBI-R3349 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantius II; Rome Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 350 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.36 Weight (g): 6.26 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1341. W. S. Lincoln, 1931. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed, with globe in r. hand. Reverse: standing soldier, cuirassed, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand, spearing kneeling soldier fallen from horse, raising both hands.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVC (our lord Constantius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: FEL TEMP RE …RATIO (re-establishment of the prosperous times). Mint mark: RB (mint of Rome)
Bibliography: RIC VIII 174
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