Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/1078

Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668. Obverse: bust of Constans II, facing forwards; he wears a chlamys and a crown with a cross; to left, he holds a long staff topped with a cross; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription is illegible; to right, it says ‘ON…K’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[OΦ]A’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NEOS’ in a vertical position; above, ‘ANA’; beneath, ‘ΓII’.

  • History Of Use

    "Follis" (denomination); DO# 61; Sear# 1001.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

  • Creation Date between 642 and 643
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/1078