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ID number:  BIRBI-B4324
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:  Solidus
Place made:  Carthage
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  681-682
Metal:  Gold
Diameter (cm):  1.55
Weight (g):  4.43
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 0712. Hertzfeld per A.H. Baldwin, February 1958; "From North Africa."
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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 with horseman on l. arm. Reverse: Cross potent on three steps. 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 cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DO N ꙄVCC (Garbled Inscription). Reverse: None. Mint mark: ONB. Control mark: I (10).

Bibliography:  MIB III 22

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