Constans II, 641-668. Follis (Bronze, 21 mm, 5.70 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, RY 2 = 642/3. [EN] T૪TO [NIKA] Constans II standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Large m between AΦA and NEOς; in exergue, BII. DOC 61b. MIB 163. SB 1001. Very fine.


From a collection of Arab-Byzantine and Crusader coins, formed in the 1990s.

We would like to thank T. Goodwin for pointing out that this coin is not an Arab-Byzantine imitation but a somewhat crude official issue of Constans II.