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ID number:  BIRBI-B4207
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; Herakleios son of Constans II; Tiberios son of Constans II; Syracuse
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Sicily, Syracuse
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  662-668
Metal:  Base Metal
Diameter (cm):  2.75
Weight (g):  5.77
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1748.
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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. 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 crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: None. Reverse: None. Mint mark: SCL.

Bibliography:  MIB III 210

Notes:  Overstruck obverse on reverse; undertype a Syracusan follis (657-662) of Constans II and Constantine IV (MIB III 209).

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