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ID number: BIRBI-LR0310 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Arcadius; Mediolanum Denomination: Siliqua Place made: Europe: Italy, Lombardy, Milan Culture: Late Roman Date made: 383-387 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.76 Weight (g): 1.47 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 304. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N AACADI VS P F AVC (our lord Arcadius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / V/ MVLT / X (prayers for 5 years of rule, more for the 10th anniversary). Mint mark: MDPS (mint of Mediolanum).
Bibliography: RIC IX 13
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