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Heraclius Constantine - Solidus
| Issuer | Byzantine Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 641 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Constantine III (Heraclius Constantine) depicted frontally, wearing a plumed helmet adorned with a beaded crown and a pendilia, with a cuirass and paludamentum draped over the shoulders. The emperor holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and a cross potent in his left, emphasizing his role as Christian sovereign. The facial features are rendered in the characteristic flat, hieratic style of early Byzantine coinage. The surrounding legend reads D N CONSTANTINVS PP AVG, identifying the emperor as perpetual Augustus. The flan is slightly irregular, as is typical of hammered gold solidi of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N CONSTANTINVS PP AVG (Translation: Our Lord Constantine, the Perpetual Augustus) |
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| Mintage | ND (641) Z - 7th Officina - ND (641) Γ - 3rd Officina - |
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