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ID number:  BIRBI-B4213
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):  2.25
Weight (g):  6.10
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1751.
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Description:  Obverse: To the l., Constans II facing, standing, with moustache and long beard, wearing military attire and crown, holding long staff in r. hand. To the r., Constantine IV facing, standing, unbearded, wearing chlamys and crown. 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 cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

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

Bibliography:  MIB III 210

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