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ID number: BIRBI-R3391 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantius II; Alexandria Denomination: Follis Place made: Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria Culture: Roman Date made: 347-348 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.53 Weight (g): 2.10 Axis (degrees): 135.00 Provenance: Haines 3341. Ex P. D. Whitting Collection, 1957. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantius, facing r. diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVC (our lord Constantius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT XX / MVLT / XXX (prayers for 20 years of rule, more for the 30th anniversary). Mint mark: ...MAI Γ (Alexandria 3).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 33
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