Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/1065

Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668. Obverse: bust of Constans II, facing forwards; he wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a long staff topped with a square and a cross; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘NTɤT’; to right, ‘ONIKA’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANA’; to right, ‘NEO’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, it is difficult to decipher, but it may be ‘ϤE’ or ‘ϤEA’.

  • History Of Use

    "Follis" (denomination); DO# 63-68; Sear# 1005.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.6 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

  • Creation Date between 644 and 648
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/1065