Solidus - Constans II and Constantine IV VICTORIA AVGU, Constantinopolis

€1.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year661-663
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Solidus
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionGold
Weight4.40 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#969, DOC II-2#36b, BMC Byz#61, BMC Byz#62
Obverse descriptionTo left, facing bust of Constans II, with long beard, wearing chlamys and crown with cross and plume; to right, facing bust of Constantine IV, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross; between both heads, a small cross.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionLong cross potent on base and three steps; Heraclius to left and smaller Tiberius to right, both standing facing and beardless, both wearing chlamys and with crown with cross, each holding a globus cruciger in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA AVGЧ Θ CONOBΘ
(Translation: Victoria Augusiti. To the victory of the August.)
Edge
MintCONOB
Constantinople, modern-day
Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)
MintageND (661-663) CONOBΘ - Constantinopolis, 9th officina -
Catalog ID9812682510
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