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ID number: BIRBI-B4015 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Constans II; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Eurasia: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 655-656 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 2.04 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 1711. |

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Description: Obverse: Constans II facing, standing, bearded, wearing chlamys, holding long cross in r. hand, and globus cruciger in l. hand. Reverse: M, star above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None visible. Reverse: … N … O C (Renewal). Year: XЧ (Year 15). Control mark: Δ (4).
Bibliography: DOC II.2 AE 73-74
Notes: Overstruck, probably obverse on reverse; undertype unclear.
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