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ID number:  BIRBI-B4040
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.; Stewart, James R.
Maker:  Constans II; Constantine IV; Herakleios son of Constans II; Tiberios son of Constans II; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  665-666
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.25
Weight (g):  5.13
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 6800. 30th January 1969; ex James R. Stewart Collection, "from Cyprus."
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Constans II facing, standing, wearing military attire, holding long cross in r. hand. To the r., Constantine IV facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: M, cross on two steps above. To the l., Herakleios facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. To the r., Tiberios facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Year: None visible. Reverse: None. Mint mark: … ON. Control mark: Є (5).

Bibliography:  MIB III 176b

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