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ID number: BIRBI-R3466 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Magnentius; Lugdunum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Lyons Culture: Roman Date made: 350-353 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.24 Weight (g): 3.99 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 245. Purchased in Paris, 1919. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, facing r. draped, cuirassed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath held by two Victories.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N MACNE TIVS P F HVC (our lord Magnentius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / V / MVLT / X (prayers for 5 years of rule, more for the 10th anniversary). Peripheral: VICTORIAE DD NN HVC ET CAE (Victories of our lords Augustus and Caesar). Mint mark: RPFC (mint of Lugdunum).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 136
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