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ID number: BIRBI-B4024 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: 656-657 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.2 Weight (g): 3.17 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 7879. A.H. Baldwin, April 1972. |
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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 cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. A cross between their heads. Reverse: M.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None. Reverse: … NO XЧI (Year 16). Mint mark: CON. Control mark: Є (5).
Bibliography: MIB III 174
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