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ID number:  BIRBI-B4242
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  Constantine IV; Herakleios son of Constans II; Tiberios son of Constans II; Constantinople
Denomination:  Solidus
Place made:  Eurasia: Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  669
Metal:  Gold
Diameter (cm):  2
Weight (g):  4.41
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 1798. A.H. Baldwin, 12th June 1971.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Constantine IV facing 3/4 r., unbearded, wearing cuirass, and cross-topped helmet with plume, holding spear in r. hand behind head, and shield on l. arm. Reverse: Cross potent on three steps. 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, and cross-topped crown, holding globus cruciger in r. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: ∂ N CONSτAN τINЧS C CONS (Our lord Constantine and Constantine). Reverse: VICTORIA AVGЧ (Imperial victory). Mint mark: CONOB. Control mark: A (1).

Bibliography:  MIB III 4b

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