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Coin: AE3 Follis with Head of Fausta (obv) and Hope (rev)

Issuing Authority Roman Emperor Constantine I
Culture Roman
Title Coin: AE3 Follis with Head of Fausta (obv) and Hope (rev)
Date Ca. 326 CE
Medium Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Weight: 0.1 oz. (2.78 g)
Axis: 12:00
Credit Line Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 82.66.117

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Desription:
Obverse: Head of Fausta, facing right, mantled. Inscription around.
Reverse: Spes standing front, looking left, holding two children. Mintmark in exergue, inscription around.

Inscriptions:
Obverse: FL MAX FAVSTA AVG;
Reverse: SPES REIPVBLICAE; in exergue, R(wreath)[ ]


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