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ID number:  BIRBI-B4205
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; Syracuse
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Sicily, Syracuse
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  657-662
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.75
Weight (g):  3.91
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1644.
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Constans II facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire, holding long staff in r. hand. To the r., Constantine IV facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: M; monogram of Constans II above.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: None. Mint mark: … C …

Bibliography:  MIB III 209

Notes:  Overstruck obverse on obverse; undertype a Syracusan follis (652-653) of Constans II (MIB III 208).

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