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ID number:  BIRBI-R3546
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Julian; Constantius II; Lugdunum
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: France, Lyons
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  355-360
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  1.79
Weight (g):  1.94
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 3010. Spink, 1st of October 1955, ex Bagot Collection.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Julian, facing r. draped, cuirassed. Reverse: standing soldier, cuirassed, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand spearing soldier riding fallen horse, raising a hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: □L OL IVLIΛ… NCB Δ (Flavius Claudius Julian most noble Caesar). Reverse: ΓEL TNACF □E… (re-establishment of the prosperous times). Mint mark: Γ□ (mint of Lugdunum).

Bibliography:  RIC VIII 199 or 200

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