Coin Item Number: 3095/1106 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constans II, 641-668. Obverse: two figures, standing and facing forwards; to left, Constans II, wearing military dress and holding long cross; to right, Constantine IV, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger; to right, ‘[X]X[E]’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius, Constans II’s sons, standing and facing forwards; each wears a chlamys and holds a globus cruciger in their right hands; above ‘M’, long cross; beneath, ‘A’; in exergue, ‘CON’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 87; Sear# 1012.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 665 and 666
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1106
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 665 and 666
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1106