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ID number: BIRBI-LR0273 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Theodosius I; Antioch Denomination: Follis Place made: Eurasia: Antioch Culture: Late Roman Date made: 383-388 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.39 Weight (g): 1.27 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 1320. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Theodosius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N THYO… SIBE E P ΔVC (our lord Theodosius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / XX / MVLT / XXX (prayers for 20 years of rule, more for the 30th anniversary). Mint mark: ANT Δ (Antiochia 4).
Bibliography: RIC IX 66 var.
Notes: Mint mark is ANT Δ instead of AN A.
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