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ID number: BIRBI-R3489 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Constantius Gallus; Constantius II; Ambianum Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Hauts-de-France, Amiens Culture: Roman Date made: 353 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.18 Weight (g): 3.46 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 203. W. H. Valentine, 1917. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Constantius Gallus, facing r. draped, cuirassed. Reverse: standing soldier, cuirassed, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand, stepping on shield, spearing soldier riding fallen horse, raising a hand.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N CONSTΛ… VS NOB CΛES (our lord Constantius most noble Caesar). Reverse: FEL TEMP RE PARATIO (re-establishment of the prosperous times). Mint mark: AMB (mint of Ambianum).
Bibliography: RIC VIII 47
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