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ID number:  BIRBI-B4027
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Constans II; Constantine IV; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  655-658
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2
Weight (g):  3.56
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 3923. A.H. Baldwin, November 1961.
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Constans II facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire, and cross-topped crown, holding long cross in r. hand. To the r., Constantine IV facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: M, K above.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: ANNO XI … ([Inferred] Year 15-17). Mint mark: CO … Control mark: A (1).

Bibliography:  MIB III 174d

Notes:  Overstruck obverse on obverse; undertype unclear; only hand holding globus cruciger visible.

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