Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1088
Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668. Obverse: bust of Constans II, facing forwards; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a long staff topped with a cross; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]ИA’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘C’ or ‘O’; above, cross; beneath, ‘Γ’; in exergue, ‘I’.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); Sear# 1000 ?
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.3 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 641 and 668
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1088