| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 641-654 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Solidus |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.33 g |
| Dimensions | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Fr#111, BCV#936-958 |
| Obverse description | - Bust facing with very small head, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#936, BCV#937); - Bust facing with normal sized head, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#938 - BCV#940); - Bust facing with normal sized head, very slight beard indicated by a row of dots around the face, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#942 - BCV#944); - Bust facing with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#949 - BCV#954); - Bust facing with long beard and moustache, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross on globe (BCV#956 - BCV#958). |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | DN
CONSTANTINUS PP AVG (Translation: “Dominus Noster Constantinus Perpetuus Augustus” (Our lord Constantine perpetual august)) |
| Reverse description | Cross potent on three steps. - Variants with ϵ (lunate epsilon) in right field - Variants with S in right field - Variants with Z in right field (sometimes retrograde) - Variants with H in right field |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AVGU and officina letter.
- Variants with mintmark CONOB
- Variants with mintmark CONOBK
- Variants with mintmark CONOBS
- Variants with mintmark CONOB+
- Variants with mintmark CONOBI
Officinae include: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, ϵ, S, Z (or retrograde Z), Η, Θ,
Ι (Translation: “Victoria Augustorum” (Victory of the Augusts)) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (641) - BCV#936 (very small head) - ND (641) CONOB K - BCV#937 (very small head) - ND (641-646) - BCV#938 (normal sized head) - ND (641-646) CONOB S - BCV#940 (normal sized head) - ND (646-647) - BCV#942 (normal sized head; epsilon in right field) - ND (647-648) - BCV#944 (normal sized head; S in right field) - ND (648-649) - BCV#949 (short beard; Z in right field) - ND (649-650) CONOB Η - BCV#951 (short beard; H in right field) 8° officina - Η on right field = year 8 - ND (649-650) CONOB ς - BCV#951 (short beard; H in right field) 6° officina - Η on right field = year 8 - ND (650-651) - BCV#953 (short beard) - ND (650-651) CONOB + - BCV#954 (short beard) - ND (651-654) - BCV#956 (long beard) - ND (651-654) CONOB + - BCV#958 (long beard) - ND (651-654) CONOB I - BCV#957 (long beard) - |
| Catalog ID | 1431250670 |
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