Solidus - Constans II and Constantine IV VICTORIA AVG, Constantinopolis

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IssuerByzantine Empire
Year659-668
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Solidus
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionGold
Weight4.42 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#963, DOC II-2#29e, MIB III#30
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 scriptLatin
Obverse letteringdN CONS TA.
(Translation: Our Lord Constans)
Reverse descriptionLong cross on globe flanked by standing figures of Heraclius, on l. and Tiberius on r., each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA AVGЧ H + CONOB
(Translation: Victoria Augusiti. To the victory of the August.)
Edge
MintCONOB
Constantinople, modern-day
Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)
MintageND (659-668) CONOB H - Constantinopolis, 8th officina -
Catalog ID7819417850
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