Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1790
Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668, shaped like a square. Obverse: two figures, standing and facing front; to left, Constans II, with beard; he wears military attire; to left, he holds a long staff topped with a globe and cross; to right, Constantine IV, his son; he wears a chlamys and is without a beard; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; each figure wears a crown with cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, Heraclius, son of Constans II, standing and facing front; to right, Tiberius, son of Constans II, standing and facing front; to left, Tiberius holds a globus cruciger; above ‘M’, monogram; in exergue, ‘SCL’.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 181; Sear# 1110. Monogram corresponds to number 35 in Sear catalogue.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.4 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Syracuse
- Creation Date between 641 and 668
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3095/1790