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ID number: BIRBI-LR0329 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Arcadius; Heraclea Denomination: Follis Place made: Eurasia: Marmara Ereğlisi Culture: Late Roman Date made: 383 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.43 Weight (g): 1.20 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 1105. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Arcadius, facing r. draped, cuirassed, diademed. Reverse: inscription surrounded by laurel wreath.
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N IRCADΓVS P F ΛVG (our lord Arcadius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: VOT / V (prayers for 5 years of rule). Mint mark: SMH X (Heraclea 1).
Bibliography: RIC IX 18b
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