Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1145
Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668. Obverse: two figures, standing and facing forwards; to left, Constans II, with long beard, wearing military dress and holding long cross; to right, Constantine IV, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger; they both wear a crown with a cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; above, monogram; in exergue, ‘SCL’ beneath a horizontal line. Monogram corresponds to number 35 in Sear catalogue.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 180; Sear# 1109.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.2 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Syracuse
- Creation Date between 654 and 659
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3095/1145