Ancient Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4568 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $700
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CONSTANS II, with Constantine IV, (641-668), gold solidus, issued, (4.39 g), Constantinople mint, Class VI, issued 661-663, 1st Officina, obv. large crowned long-bearded bust facing of Constans, wearing chlamys and plumed helmet, ornamented with cross, Constantine IV on right wearing crown with cross on top, around dN [CONST] AN, rev. cross potent above three steps, figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding globus cruciger (cross on globe), around VICTOR[IA] A VGUA, in exergue CONOB, (S.964, DOC 30a var. obverse legend, MIB 31). Much mint bloom, extremely fine, weak in top left of the reverse and very scarce.
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