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ID number: BIRBI-LR0078 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Valens; Antioch Denomination: Siliqua Place made: Eurasia: Antioch Culture: Late Roman Date made: 367-375 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.92 Weight (g): 2.24 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 251. C. T. Seltman, 1919. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Valens, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N VALENS PED P AVC (our lord Valens eternal fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / X / MVL / XX (prayers for 10 years of rule, more for the 20th anniversary). Mint mark: ANT (mint of Antiochia).
Bibliography: RIC IX 33c
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