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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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