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ID number: BIRBI-R3441 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constans I; Alexandria Denomination: Follis Place made: Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria Culture: Roman Date made: 347-348 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.67 Weight (g): 2.50 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 506. Spink, 1922. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constans, facing r. diademed. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CONST ANS P F AVG (our lord Constans pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / ++ / MVLT / XXX (prayers for 20 years of rule, more for the 30th anniversary). Mint mark: SMAIA · (Alexandria 1).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 37
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