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ID number:  BIRBI-B4331
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Constantine IV; Herakleios son of Constans II; Tiberios son of Constans II; Carthage
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Carthage
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  675-681
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.85
Weight (g):  13.53
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 2975.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Constantine IV facing, bearded, wearing cuirass, and helmet with diadem and plume, holding spear in r. hand behind head, and shield on l. arm. Reverse: m; cross above. To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys, and cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. To the r., Tiberios facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: C … TA … NЧS … (C[ons]ta[nti]ne). Reverse: None. Mint mark: CRTG.

Bibliography:  MIB III 98

5 Related People

Carthage
Roman;Byzantine


Herakleios son of Constans II
Byzantine


Constantine IV
Byzantine
652
685
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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Tiberios son of Constans II
Byzantine


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