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ID number:  BIRBI-LR0463
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Honorius; Arcadius; Constantinople
Denomination:  Solidus
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Late Roman
Date made:  397-402
Metal:  Gold
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  4.38
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 884. A. H. Baldwin, 19th of April 1960.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Honorius, facing 3/4 r. cuirassed, diademed, helmeted, with spear in r. hand and shield in l. hand. Reverse: Constantinopolis, enthroned, with spear in r. hand and crowning Victory on orb in l. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: D N HONORI VS P F AVC (our lord Honorius pious fortunate Augustus). Reverse: CONCORDI A AVCC Z (concord of the Augusti). Mint mark: CONO B (Constantinopolis 2).

Bibliography:  RIC X 7

Notes:  Graffiti of W in obverse l. field, of X in obverse r. field, and of Z in reverse l. field.

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